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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, by

GEORGE B. WOOD, M.D.,

Chairman of the Committee of Revision and Publication,

In the Office of the Clerk of the District Court for the Eastern District of Penn-
sylvania.

PHILADELPHIA :

T. K. AND P. a. COLLINS, PRINTERS.

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.

The Medical Convention for revising the Pharmacopoeia
of the United States, in pursuance of a resolution of the pre-
ceding Convention of 1840, met at Washington on Monday
the 6th of May 1850, the following delegates being present: —
Joseph Mauran, M.D., from the Rhode Island Medical So-
ciety; James Bryan, M. D., from the Geneva Medical Col-
lege; Messrs. John Milhaij and Geo. D. Coggeshall from
the College of Pharmacy of the city of New York; Lewis
Condict, M.D., and Wm. A. Newell, M.D., from the Medi-
cal Society of New Jersey; Joseph Carson, M.D., Henry
Bond, M.D., and Francis West, M.D., from the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia; Geo. B. Wood, M. D., and James
B. Rogers, M.D., from the University of Pennsylvania;
Franklin Bache, M.D., from the Jefferson Medical College
of Philadelphia; Henry S. Patterson, M.H., from the
Medical Faculty of the Pennsylvania College; Clinton G.
Stees, M. D., from the Medico-Chirurgical College of Phila-
delphia; Messrs. Daniel B. Smith, Charles Ellis, and
William Procter, Jr., from the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy; Isaac Jump, M.D., and J. W. Thomson, M.D.,
from the Medical Society of Delaware; David Stewart,
M. D., and Joshua Cohen, M.D., from the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland; J. C. Hall, M.D., and
Harvey Lindsly, M.D., from the Medical Society of the

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.

District of Columbia; Joshua Riley, M. D., Thomas Miller,
M. D., and Edward Foreman, M.D., from the National
Medical College of the District of Columbia; James Wynne,
M. D., and S. D. G-ale, M.D., from the Medical Department
of the National Institute, D. C.; F. Howard, M.D., from
the Georgetown Medical College; and G. N. Fitch, M.D.,
from the Rush Medical College of Illinois. The credentials
of delegates from the New Hampshire Medical Institution,
the University of Buffalo, the Medical Department of Hamp-
den-Sidney College, the Medical Society of South Carolina,
the Medical College of Ohio, the Cincinnati College of Phar-
macy, the Missouri Medical Society, the Wisconsin State
Medical Society, and the Medical Faculty of the University
of Iowa, were presented by Dr. Wood, Vice-president of the
Convention of 1840; but these delegates did not make their
appearance during the session.

The Convention was organized by the appointment of
George B. Wood, M. D., of Philadelphia, President ; Joseph
Mauran, M. D., of Providence, R. I., and T. Y. Simons, M. D.,
of Charleston, S. C., Vice-Presidents; Harvey Lindsly,
M.D., of Washington, D. C., Secretary; and Edward Fore-
man, M.D., of Washington, D. C., Assistant Secretary.

With the view of giving the various medical interests of
the country their due weight in the deliberations of the Con-
vention, the Surgeon General of the Army, and the Chief of
the Naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery were invited to
participate in the proceedings. An invitation to attend the
meetings was also extended to all members of Congress who
were at the same time medical graduates. Horace Green,
M.D., having been nominated by a delegate of the Castleton

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.

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Medical College as his substitute, though without the requi-
site credentials from the College, was invited to a seat in the
Convention.

A report from the Committee for revising and publishing
the Pharmacopoeia of 1840, referring to a statement of their
proceedings published in the Historical Introduction of the
Pharmacopoeia, and presenting their accounts, was laid before
the Convention. The accounts were referred to an auditing
Committee, who reported to the Convention that they had
examined and found them correct.

The delegations from the several Medical and Pharmaceu-
tical Bodies represented in the Convention, having been called
on for contributions towards the amendment and revision of
the Pharmacopoeia; communications were received from the
Bhode Island Medical Society, the College of Pharmacy of
the city of New York, the College of Physicians of Philadel-
phia, the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and the Medical
and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland. These communications
were referred to a Committee, with instructions to report a
plan for the revision and publication of the Pharmacopoeia.
The following report was presented by the Committee.

66 The Committee to whom were referred the several com-
munications on the Pharmacopoeia, submitted to the Conven-
tion from the Rhode Island Medical Society, the College of
Pharmacy of the city of New York, the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and
the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, beg leave
to recommend, that these communications, as well as all others
relating to the revision and amendment of the Pharmacopoeia,
that may be received from bodies authorized to send delegates

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to this Convention, be referred to a Committee of Revision
and Publication, to meet in the city of Philadelphia as soon
as practicable; and that this Committee be invested with
power to fill its own vacancies, to publish the work after the
completion of the revision, and to adopt all such measures as
may be necessary to carry out the objects of the Convention.
For these purposes the Committee propose the following reso-
lutions:—

“1. That the Committee of Revision and Publication, to
which all communications on the revision of the Pharmaco-
poeia shall be referred, as above set forth, shall consist of nine
members, three of whom shall form a quorum.

“2. That this Committee shall meet in the city of Phila-
delphia, and be convened as soon as practicable by the Chair-
man.

“ 3. That the said Committee shall be authorized to publish
the work after its revision, and to take all other measures
which may be deemed necessary to carry out the views and
intentions of this Convention.

u4. That said Committee shall have power to fill its own
vacancies.

“5. That the Committee, after the completion of their

labours, shall transmit a report of their proceedings to the
Secretary, to be laid before the next Convention.

“ Before concluding the report, the Committee beg leave to
state, that their attention has been called to the recommenda-
tion of the College of Pharmacy of New York, that the Phar-
macopoeia be published in the Latin as well as the English
language. They think the subject worthy of the consideration
of the Convention, and therefore refer the matter to their
decision. All which is respectfully submitted.”

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.

The resolutions offered by the Committee were adopted;
and the following delegates were appointed upon the Com-
mittee of Revision and Publication; viz ., Franklin Baciie,
M.D., Joseph Carson, M. D., and Professor William Proc-
ter, of Philadelphia; Joseph Mauran, M.D., of Rhode
Island; Mr. John Miliiau of New York; J. W. Thomson,
M. D., of Delaware; David Stewart, M.D., of Baltimore;
Joshua Riley, M.D., of the District of Columbia; and G. N.
Fitcii, M. D., of Logansport, Indiana.

On motion it was resolved that the President of the Con-
vention be added to the Committee of Revision and Publica-
tion, and act as its Chairman.

A proposition was brought before the Convention, that
the Committee of Revision and Publication be instructed to
publish the Pharmacopoeia both in the Latin and English lan-
guages ; but, after full discussion, it was negatived by a unani-
mous vote.

The Convention next provided for assembling a Convention
in the year 1860, for the future revision of the Pharmacopoeia,
by adopting the resolutions of the Convention of 1840, with
some modifications, as follows: — •

“1. The President of this Convention shall, on the first
day of May, 1859, issue a notice, requesting the several in-
corporated State Medical Societies, the incorporated Medical
Colleges, the incorporated Colleges of Physicians and Sur-
geons, and the incorporated Colleges of Pharmacy, through-
out the United States, to elect a number of delegates, not
exceeding three, to attend a general Convention, to be held at
Washington on the first Wednesday in May, 1860.

u2» The several incorporated bodies, thus addressed, shall

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also be requested by the President to submit the Pharmaco-
poeia to a careful revision, and to transmit the result of their
labours, through their delegates, or through any other chan-
nel, to the next Convention.

“ 3. The several medical and pharmaceutical bodies shall be
further requested to transmit to the President of this Conven-
tion the names and residences of their respective delegates, as
soon as they shall have been appointed, a list of whom shall
be published, under his authority, for the information of the
medical public, in the newspapers and medical journals, in
the month of March, 1860.

“4. In the event of the death, resignation, or inability to
act of the President of the Convention, these duties shall de-
volve on the Vice-Presidents, in succession; and should the
Vice-Presidents also be prevented from serving, upon the
Secretary, or Assistant Secretary, the latter acting in the
event of the inability of the former.”

Before adjourning, the Convention adopted resolutions,
similar to those of the Convention of 1840, in relation to the
mode of preserving the Records, as follows: — u First, That
the Secretary take charge of and preserve the existing Re-
cords until his successor shall be appointed by the Convention
of 1860, when it shall be his duty to hand them over to such
successor ; secondly , that in case of the death, resignation, or
inability to act of the Secretary, his duties shall devolve upon
the Assistant Secretary ; and thirdly , that it be recommended
to future Conventions to appoint their Secretary and Assistant
Secretary from delegates residing in the District of Columbia.”

After the adjournment of the Convention, Dr. Wm. B.
Chapman, one of the delegates from the Cincinnati College

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.

of Pharmacy, arriving in Washington, stated to the Secretary
his concurrence; in the proceedings of the Convention.

In pursuance of the objects of their appointment, the Com-
mittee of revision and publication met in Philadelphia on the
23d of May, 1850 ; — present, Dr. Mauran of Providence,
R. I., Mr. Milhau of New York, Drs. Wood, Bache, and Car-
son, and Professor Procter of Philadelphia, and Dr. Thomson
of Wilmington, Delaware. The contributions towards the
revision of the Pharmacopoeia received by the Convention
were laid before the Committee, together with a communica-
tion to the same effect from the Maryland College of Phar-
macy, transmitted by Dr. David Stewart to the Secretary of
the Convention after its adjournment. This communication
was received, and placed on the same footing with the others.

The work of revision was commenced immediately, and was
proceeded with at subsequent meetings, which were as frequent
as the professional engagements of the members of the Com-
mittee would permit. Every article of the Pharmacopoeia
was examined with the most careful scrutiny, the suggestions
contained in the several communications received from the
different medical and pharmaceutical bodies were scrupulously
considered, and when any point was deemed to be doubtful,
recourse was had to experiment. All the new and modified
processes were carefully tested, and the effects of the several
reagents referred to in the work, when in any degree doubt-
ful, were verified by trial. The new Dublin and London
Pharmacopoeias were compared with our own, with the view
of introducing uniformity wherever more important considera-
tions did not seem to forbid the requisite modifications ; and
the Committee have pleasure in acknowledging the politeness

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of the President of the London College of Physicians, Dr.
Paris, who kindly furnished the Chairman, upon personal ap-
plication, with a copy of the Pharmacopoeia of that College,
before it had yet been published, in order that it might be
made available for the object in view. After the revision had
been completed, some time was consumed in the necessary
arrangement of the work for publication ; and the very care-
ful examination to which every part of it was subjected, while
passing through the press, in order to prevent errors, was the
cause of still further delay. The Committee feel that they
could not sooner have presented the Pharmacopoeia to the
public, with a due regard to the important interests involved.
Though conscious of imperfections in the work, they believe
that it lias never been issued with higher claims to acceptance
on the part of the medical and pharmaceutical professions;
and they are happy to be able to add, that the publishers,
in the improved dress in which it is presented, have done their
share to render it worthy of its character as the national
standard in pharmacy.

PREFACE.

In the successive editions of the Pharmacopoeia of the
United States since its first publication in 1820, various modi-
fications of the original plan were introduced, which required
more or less comment in order that they might be fully un-
derstood and appreciated. In the present edition, it has not

been deemed advisable to depart, in any degree, from the
plan of the work adopted in the revision of 1840; as, in the
opinion of the Committee, no arrangement could be devised
better calculated to present the subject, in its various details,
in a clear, convenient, and impressive manner. The changes
have been altogether in the individual contents of the Phar-
macopoeia. A few names have been altered; definitions and
references have been modified in numerous instances ; some
medicines have been transferred from one of the two cata-
logues of the Materia Medica to the other; new medicines
and preparations have been introduced; and many of the
processes have been amended, replaced by others, or alto-
gether omitted. The section of Fluid Extracts is quite new.
These changes appeared to the Committee to be necessary to
bring the work to the present level of medical and pharma-
ceutical knowledge, and to that of general science so far as it
has relation to the subject. But the modifications referred
to are such as scarcely to require or admit of comment in a
Preface; and they are cheerfully trusted to the judgment of

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the professional community, and to the test of experience. In
the absence of any necessity for extended comment in refer-
ence to the present edition, it appears appropriate to devote a
few pages to a general explanation of the principles upon
which the work is arranged; especially at this time, when its
plan, having been submitted to a trial of ten years, without
exhibiting material defects, may perhaps be considered as
definitively settled, and likely to be permanent.

The contents of the work are arranged in the two divisions
of Materia Medica and Preparations ; the former enumerating
and defining medicines as they are derived from nature or
furnished by the manufacturer, the latter containing formulae
or rules by which they are prepared for use. The propriety
of such a division is too obvious to require comment. It is
the basis of arrangement in most Pharmacopoeias.

The subdivision of the Materia Medica into a primary and
secondary list is a peculiarity of our national standard. It
has the advantage of permitting a discrimination between
medicines of acknowledged value, and others of less estima-
tion, which, however, may still have claims to notice. Many
substances, at one time much employed, are passing out of
use, without having been wholly discarded; while others are
brought to the notice of the profession, and are undergoing
trial, without having been generally adopted. It is very con-
venient to have a section into which such doubtful medicines
may be thrown, to await the decision of experience for or
against them. Without being entirely lost sight of, they are
thus kept in a subordinate position, which may prevent mis-
apprehension as to their real or estimated value. It is neces-
sary to be understood that the primary list contains not only

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all substances of recognised efficacy, but others of little or no
apparent importance as medicines, which, however, are em-
ployed in some one or more of the “ preparations,” and are
therefore essential. Without this explanation, the propriety
of introducing such bodies as Animal Charcoal , Bone , Cochi -
neal , Marble , and Red Saunders into the primary list might
be disputed.

Both in the Materia Medica and the Preparations, the al-
phabetical arrangement has been adopted. In a work intended
not for regular perusal but for occasional reference, it has the
great merit of convenience. It has moreover the advantage
that, making no claim to scientific classification, it is not liable
to the charge of failure, so often and so justly urged against
more ambitious systems. In relation to the Preparations, it
will be noticed that they are arranged in groups, the titles of
which are placed in the alphabetical order. The pharmaceu-
tical processes naturally throw themselves into such groups,
which could not be divided and otherwise distributed without
great inconvenience. Their affinity consists either in closely
analogous modes of treatment, as in the decoctions, extracts,
infusions, &c. ; in having some common base, as in the prepara-
tions of the different metals ; or in a certain resemblance of
character, as in the acids and ethers. It happens fortunately
that the several individuals in these groups are so named that
they fall into the general alphabetical order, with but very
few and insignificant exceptions. It is proper to observe that
the order of succession is based on the Latin names throughout
the work.

The Pharmacopoeia was originally published both in the
Latin and English languages. This was at the time an inno-

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vation upon general usage ; as codes of this kind had been
almost always issued by the dignified bodies from which they
emanated, exclusively in the Latin, which was considered as
the language of science. In the revision of 1840, the Latin
was dropped ; as it did not offer advantages equivalent to the
trouble of adapting a dead language to facts and processes
for which it had no terms, and to the double cost of the
work which it occasioned. As stated in the Historical
Introduction, the recent National Convention was unani-
mous in their decision in favour of the English exclusively.
The Latin names, however, of the medicines and preparations
have been retained ; as they are still generally and often very
conveniently used in prescription ; and it is desirable that
medicines should have designations by which they may be
recognised in all civilized countries.

The system of nomenclature of the Pharmacopoeia of the
United States is one of its chief merits. Adopted at a period
when it was without example in other works of the kind, and
improved with each successive revision, it now prevails to a
considerable extent in all the Pharmaceutical codes recog-
nised where our vernacular tongue is spoken. Its aim is to
be simple, expressive, distinctive, and convenient. In rela-
tion to medicines of vegetable origin, it adopts for those
which have been long and well known, the names by which
they have at all times been recognised, and which have with-
stood and will no doubt continue to withstand all the muta-
tions of science. In this category are such titles as Ammo-
niacum , Camphor a, Gralla , Opium , Senna , $c. Por medicines
of more recent origin, which had received no distinctive
officinal designation, it takes either the generic or specific

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title of the plant or animal from which the medicine is derived.
Thus, we have the generic names Anthemis from Anthemis
nobilis, Chimapliila from Chimaphila umbellata, Fupatorium
from Eupatorium perfoliatum, Grillenia from Gillenia trifoli-
ata, Lobelia from Lobelia inflata, &c. ; and the specific names
Senega from Polygala Senega, Serpentaria from Aristolochia
Serpentaria, Taraxacum from Leontodon Taraxacum, &c. A
very large proportion of the names have been formed in this
way ; and, as the generic or specific title of the plant had its
origin in many instances in the vernacular name, the original
designation is thus fixed and perpetuated. When it happens
that two different medicines are obtained from different species
of the same genus, it becomes necessary to adopt either for
both the whole botanical title of the plants, or for one of them
the generic or specific name, and for the other the whole name.
Thus, we have Cassia Fistula and Cassia Marilandica , Q-uer-
cus alba and Quercus tinctorea , as titles both for the plants
and their medicinal products ; and, in the case of the different
species of Gentiana, the generic name Grentiana for the pro-
duct of G. lutea, and the whole name Grentiana Catesbsei for
that of the species so designated in scientific arrangements.
When different parts of the same plant are recognised as dis-
tinct medicines, they are designated by attaching to the generic
or specific title the' name of the part employed. Thus are
formed the names Colchici Radix and Colchici Semen from
Colchicum autumnale, and Stramonii Folia , Stramonii Radix ,
and Stramonii Semen from Datura Stramonium. When these
names become established in pharmacy, it does not follow that
they are to be changed with the changing scientific titles. On
the contrary, it is generally best to retain them, unless by

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doing so injurious confusion may be occasioned. Thus, we
have Prunus Virginiana as the name of wild-cherry bark,
though the plant from which it is derived is now usually de-
signated by botanists as Cerasus serotina. It will be noticed
that the Latin names are generally used in the singular num-
ber, even though the idea of plurality may be essentially
connected with the medicine. Thus, Cantharis , Caryoqohyllus,
Ficus , Galla , Limon , &c., are used instead of the plural of
these terms respectively ; and, in reference to the names de-
rived from the part of the plant employed, the same plan is
mostly followed, as in the case of Stramonii Semen , Colchici
Semen , &c. In this the example of the Roman medical wri-
ters, particularly of Celsus, has been followed. The leaves,
however, are expressed in the plural, as Stramonii Folia , &c.,
which is also in accordance with the practice of the same
classical author.

In the use of English names, it is not deemed necessary
that they should be literal translations of the Latin terms; but
that title is preferred which custom and the genius of the
language seem to sanction. Thus, the English name corres-
ponding to Linum is not flax , but Flaxseed ; and, on the same
principle, Fceniculun is called Fennel-seed ; Ulmus , Slippery
Elm Bark ; G-lycyrrhiza , Liquorice Root , &c. Nor are the
English names always in the same number as the Latin. We
may correctly say, Caryophyllus , G-alla , Prunum , andifosa;
but the genius of our language requires that we should trans-
late these terms Cloves , Galls , Prunes , and Roses.

The plan of nomenclature in relation to medicines of mine-
ral origin is to give the proper scientific name, when conve-
nience, or some higher principle does not call for a deviation

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from that rule. Hence, the names of most mineral medicines
are in strict accordance with existing scientific usage. But,
in some instances, short and old established names are pre-
ferred to the scientific, especially when these happen to he
somewhat unwieldy. Thus, Alumen, Calamina , and Creta
have been preferred to the chemical names Aluminx et Po-
tassx Sulphas , Zinci Carbonas Impurus , and Calcis Carbonas
Mollis. In other instances, the chemical designation is more
or less unsettled, or the composition of the substance has not
been decisively determined. In such cases, either an old
name is retained, as Acidum Muriaticum instead of either
Acidum Hydrochloricum or Acidum Clilorohydricum ; or some
name is preferred generally expressive of the composition
without aiming at chemical accuracy, as Calx Chlorinata ,
taken from the London Pharmacopoeia, and Ferrum Ammo-
niatum. In other cases, it is considered safest to designate
very active medicines, which, if their strict chemical titles
were used, might be dangerously confounded, by names which,
though upon the chemical basis, have some epithet attached
expressive of their distinctive character, as mild chloride
of mercury and corrosive chloride of mercury , instead of
protochloride of mercury and bichloride of mercury. Some-
times, for convenience sake, when no risk of confusion can
possibly arise, names are adopted sufficiently expressive of the
nature of the substance, though not precisely so ; as sulphate
of iron instead of sulphate of protoxide of iron , hydrated oxide
of iron instead of hydrated sesquioxide of iron , &c. If any
part of the nomenclature of mineral bodies should seem at
first sight somewhat incongruous, it will be found to have
been adopted in accordance with some one of the principles

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here stated, or in some other way to have the advantage of
convenience or utility. Not a single name has been given or
retained without careful consideration.

When the officinal names of particular medicines may be
supposed not to have yet become universally known, and the
old names are still extensively used, the latter are given as
synonymes in a subordinate type and position ; and those offi-
cinal titles which have been superseded by others adopted at
the present revision, are inserted beneath, with a reference to
the Pharmacopoeia of 1840.

In the Materia Medica, the Latin and English officinal
names are first given, and immediately afterwards, in a dis-
tinct paragraph, a definition fixing the precise character of
the substance referred to ; designating, for example, the plant
or animal from which it is derived, and the part employed,
if it be of vegetable or animal origin ; and defining it by the
precise chemical name, if mineral. When the officinal name
sufficiently explains itself, as in the case of Magnesise Sulphas ,
Potassse Nitras , and Sodse Oarbonas , no definition is given.
To most of the mineral substances brief notes are appended,
containing, in short and precise terms, an enumeration of those
properties by which their identity can be determined, and
of the tests by which their freedom from adulterations or
accidental impurities may be ascertained. The same plan
has been extended to many of the chemicals among the pre-
parations. In relation to most of the medicines of organic
origin, it has not been thought advisable to offer similar tests
of genuineness and purity ; as the means of judging are
much less precise, and could not be readily expressed in a few
brief rules.

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Among the Preparations will be noticed several substances
which are now seldom made by the apothecary, being obtained
almost exclusively from the manufacturing chemist. They
have been retained in their present .position, because, in our
widely-extended country, circumstances may not unfrequently
render it desirable that the apothecary should be able to
prepare them in the absence of a due supply ; and, though the
processes might not have been introduced if now claiming
admission for the first time, yet, having a place already in
the Pharmacopoeia, it has not been deemed advisable to omit
them, and transfer their products to the Materia Medica.
The circumstance that these substances are placed among the
preparations does not preclude their purchase from the manu-
facturer when they can be procured of the proper quality.

Another feature of the second part of the Pharmacopoeia
which requires a brief notice, is the introduction of double
processes for many of the preparations, the apothecary having
the choice between them. This might seem objectionable as
leading possibly to difference in the preparations ; but care
has been taken to guard against this disadvantage, the
processes being such as, if properly executed, must yield
preparations either identical in character, or sufficiently alike
for all practical purposes. It is only in cases to which the
mode of filtration denominated displacement is adapted, that
this duplication has been introduced ; as in the preparation
of some of the Vinegars, Extracts, Infusions, and Tinctures.
Displacement affords so many advantages, both in an econo-
mical point of view, and in the character of the resulting pre-
parations, and has, besides, been practically adopted to such
an extent, that it could not, with propriety, be excluded

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from a Pharmacopoeia which claims to he on a level with the
improvements of the times. Yet the process requires con-
siderable skill and experience for its proper management, and,
if conducted without due*regard to the requisite cautions, will
necessarily lead to imperfect and unequal results. Thus, if
the substance to be acted upon be not in a suitable state of
comminution, or he not sufficiently compacted in the instru-
ment, the liquid will be apt to pass through it unequally and
in distinct channels, so as not to come into proper contact
with all parts of it, and, therefore not completely to exhaust
its soluble principles ; while, on the other hand, if it be too
fine and too close, the percolation may be prevented, or so
much retarded as to deprive the process of its advantages.
Now, to many of those who will adopt the Pharmacopoeia as
their guide in the preparation of medicines, the method of
displacement is probably not yet familiar. If, therefore, it
were exclusively adopted in the officinal processes to which it
is applicable, there would be danger that the resulting pre-
paration would, in some instances, be very different from the
one contemplated. By leaving to the operator the choice be-
tween the former simple methods and the new, this danger is
in a great measure avoided ; and it is strongly recommended
to those who have not made themselves practically familiar
with the various sources of error in the method of displace-
ment, to postpone its application, whenever an alternative is
given in this work, until they shall have acquired the requisite
skill.

Finally, to one familiar with the British Pharmacopoeias it
will be obvious that, in the preparation of our own, many of
the processes have been taken from them with little alteration.

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This has been done advisedly. It is of the highest import-
ance that medicines having the same names should have the
same composition ; and, as British works on medicine are
much read in this country, it would lead to never-ending con-
fusion if the substances they refer to by name should differ
materially from those known by similar names with us.
It has, therefore, been a general aim to bring our pharmacy
into as near a correspondence as possible with that of Great
Britain; but in all cases in which greater purity or efficiency
in the medicine, or greater convenience and economy in the
process, or any peculiarity in the relation of the preparation
to our own circumstances and wants, called for deviation from
the British standards, modified or wholly original processes
have been adopted.

PRELIMINARY NOTICES.

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Weights.

The kind of weight employed in this work is
that commonly denominated Troy-weight ; and
the pound is divided in the following manner: —

The pound db C Twelve ounces, 3

The ounce f . • 1 Eight drachms, 5

The drachm T ' j Three scruples, 9

The scruple 3 (. Twenty grains, gr.

The signs have been annexed by which the
several weights are denoted.*

Measures.

The measures employed are derived from the
wine gallon, which, for medical purposes, is di-
vided in the following manner : —

The gallon C C Eight pints, 0

The pint f , . j Sixteen fluidounces, f|

The fluidounce T COn amS J Eight fluidrachms, fj

The fluidrachm 3 C Sixty minims, \\

The signs have been annexed by which the
several measures are denoted.

* It is highly important that those engaged in preparing or dis-
pensing medicines should he provided with Troy weights of all the
denominations mentioned in the above table; but, when these are

PRELIMINARY NOTICES.

Temperature.

When there is occasion to indicate the degree
of heat, the scale of Fahrenheit’s thermometer is
employed. By the term gentle heat , is meant
any temperature between 90° and 100°.

Specific Grayity.

When the specific gravity of a substance is men-
tioned, its temperature is supposed to be at 60°.

Saturation.

When an acid or alkali is directed to be satu-
rated, the point of saturation is to be ascertained
by means of litmus and turmeric, in the method
usually followed by chemists.

Filtration.

The kind of filtration commonly designated as
the process of displacement , which is frequently
directed in this Pharmacopoeia, is to be effected
in the following manner, unless otherwise spe-
cially ordered. A hollow cylindrical instrument,

not to be had, the same end may be attained by calculating the
Avoirdupois pound at 7000 Troy grains, and the Avoirdupois ounce
at 437 *5 grains, and making the requisite allowance. Thus, 42 •!>
grains, added to the Avoirdupois ounce, will make it equal to the Troy
ounce ; and 1240 grains, deducted from the Avoirdupois pound, will
reduce it to the Troy pound.

PRELIMINARY NOTICES.

called a Percolator , is to be used, somewhat
conical towards the inferior extremity, having a
funnel-shaped termination so as to admit of being
inserted into the mouth of a bottle, and provided
internally, near the lower end, with a trans-
verse partition or diaphragm pierced with nume-
rous minute holes, or, in the absence of such
a partition, obstructed with some insoluble and
inert substance, in such a manner that a liquid
poured into the cylinder may percolate slowly.
The substance to be acted upon, having been re-
duced to a coarse powder, and mixed with enough
of the menstruum to moisten it thoroughly, is,
after a maceration of some hours, to be introduced
into the instrument, and slightly compressed upon
the diaphragm. Any portion of the macerating
liquid wThich may not have been absorbed by the
powder, is afterwards to be poured upon the mass
in the instrument, and allowed to percolate. Suf-
ficient of the menstruum is then to be gradually
added to drive before it, or displace, the liquid con-
tained in the mass ; the portion introduced is in
like manner to be displaced by another portion ;
and so on till the required quantity of filtered
liquor is obtained. If the liquor which first passes

PRELIMINARY NOTICES.

should be turbid, it is to be again introduced into

the instrument. Care must be taken that the

powder be not, on the one hand, too coarse or

loosely pressed, lest it should allow the liquid to

pass too quickly, nor, on the other, too fine or

compact, lest it should offer an unnecessary resist-
ance. Should the liquor flow too rapidly, it is to
be returned to the instrument, which is then to
be closed beneath for a time, in order that the
finer parts of the powder may subside, and thus
cause a slower percolation.

M A T E R I A M ERICA.

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MATERIA MEDICA.

In the following catalogue, the names of medi-
cinal substances, not included among the Prepara-
tions, are given in Latin and English, with syno-
nymes in the same languages, when names long
employed and in common use do not correspond
with the officinal. Such explanations as are ne-
cessary to identify the substances mentioned are
also given, together with brief notes indicating
the means of ascertaining the purity and genuine-
ness of those most liable to be sophisticated. The
names of the plants referred to, when not other-
wise indicated, are those of Willdenow’s edition of
Linmeus’s Catalogue Specierum Plantarum , and
of the animals, those of the R'tgne Animate of
Cuvier. When De Candolle is cited as authority,
reference is had to the Prodromus Systematic
Naturalis of that author.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Absinthium. Wormwood .

The tops and leaves of Artemisia Absinthium,

Acacia. Gum Arabic .

The concrete juice of Acacia vera and other
species of Acacia.

Acetum. Vinegar .

Impure dilute acetic acid, prepared by fer-
mentation.

One fluidounee is saturated by about 35 grains of
crystallized bicarbonate of potassa. It is not coloured
by sulphohydric acid, and yields no precipitate when
boiled with a solution of chloride of calcium.

Acidum Aceticum. Acetic Acid .

Acetic acid of the specific gravity 1*041.

Acetic Acid is colourless and of a pungent odour, is
wholly volatilized by heat, yields no precipitate with
chloride of barium or nitrate of silver, and does not
change colour on the addition of sulphohydrate of am-
monia. When saturated with ammonia, it gives no pre-
cipitate with iodide of potassium. If silver be digested
in it, and chlorohydric acid afterwards added, no preci-
pitate will be produced. Of this acid 100 grains satu-
rate 60 grains of crystallized bicarbonate of potassa, and
contain 36 grains of monohydrated acetic acid.

Acidum Arseniosum. Arsenious Acid .

Sublimed arsenious acid in masses.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Arsenious Acid is entirely volatilized by heat, emits an
alliaceous odour when thrown on ignited charcoal, and
is completely dissolved by boiling water. The solution
yields a yellow precipitate on the addition of sulphohy-
dric acid, a lemon-yellow precipitate on the addition
first of ammonia and then of nitrate of silver, and a green
precipitate with potassa and sulphate of copper. Of
this acid 100 grains, boiled with diluted chlorohydric
acid, and then treated with sulphohydric acid, yield a
deposit of tersulphuret of arsenic weighing 124 grains.

Acidum Citricum. Citric Acid.

In colourless crystals, wholly dissipated by a red heat,
freely soluble in water, and soluble in alcohol. The so-
lution affords with acetate of lead a precipitate entirely
soluble in nitric acid, and yields no precipitate when
added in excess to a solution of carbonate of potassa.
Of Citric Acid 100 grains saturate 150 grains of bicar-
bonate of potassa.

Acidum Muriaticum. Muriatic Acid.

An aqueous solution of chlorohydric acid gas
of the specific gravity 1*16.

Muriatic Acid is colourless ; entirely volatilized by
heat ; when diluted with distilled water, yields no pre-
cipitate either with solution of chloride of barium, or
with ammonia in excess; and does not dissolve gold
leaf, even with the aid of heat.

Acidum Nitricum. Nitric Acid.

Nitric acid of the specific gravity 1*42.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Nitric Acid is colourless ; is entirely volatilized by
heat ; dissolves copper with the disengagement of red
vapours ; and, when diluted with distilled water, yields
no precipitate with nitrate of silver, or chloride of ba-
rium.

Acidum Sulphuricum. Sulphuric Acid,

Sulphuric acid of the specific gravity i-845.

Sulphuric Acid is colourless and without smell ; is
entirely volatilized by a strong heat ; and, when diluted
with distilled w^ater, is not coloured by sulphohydric
acid.

Acidum Tartaricum. Tartaric Acid,

In colourless crystals, readily dissolved by water, and
wholly or almost wholly dissipated by heat. The solu-
tion, added in excess to any neutral salt of potassa, pro-
duces a precipitate of bitartrate of potassa. With acetate
of lead it yields a precipitate wdiolly soluble in nitric
acid. Of Tartaric Acid 100 grains saturate 133*5 grains
of bicarbonate of potassa.

Aconiti Folia. Aconite Leaves,

Aconitum, U. S. Ph ., 1840.

The leaves of Aconitum Napellus.

Aconiti Radix. Aconite Root,

The root of Aconitum Napellus.

Adeps. Lard,

The prepared fat of Sus Scrofa, free from
saline matter.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Alcohol. Alcohol,

Rectified spirit of the specific gravity 0*835.

Alcohol is colourless, is wholly vaporizable by heat,
and unites in all proportions with water and ether. It
should be wholly free from foreign odour.

Allium. Garlic.

The bulb of Allium sativum.

Aloe. Aloes.

The inspissated juice of the leaves of Aloe
spicata, Aloe Socotrina (Lamarck, Encyclo-
pedic Methodique , i. 85), and other species of

Aloe.

Althasa: Flores. Marshmallow Floivers.

The flowers of Althaea officinalis.

Althaea Radix. Marshmcdlow Root.

Althaea, U.S. PL, 1§40.

The root of Althaea officinalis.

A LUMEN. Alum.

Sulphate of alumina and potassa.

Ammonia cum. Ammoniac.

The concrete juice of Dorema Ammoniacum
(Don, Transact, of the Lin. Soc .).

Ammonia: Murias. Muriate of Ammonia.
Chlorohydrate of ammonia.

Translucent, entirely volatilized by heat and dis-

MATERIA MEDICA.

solved by water. The solution slightly reddens litmus,
and gives no precipitate with chloride of barium. The
salt, when rubbed with lime or potassa, emits the smell
of ammonia.

Amygdala A mar a. Bitter Almonds .

The kernels of the fruit of Amygdalus com-
munis— variety amara (De Candolle).

Amygdala Bulcis. Sweet Almonds .

The kernels of the fruit of Amygdalus com-
munis— variety dulcis (De Candolle).

Amylum. Starch .

The fecula of the seeds of Triticum vulgare
(Kunth, Graminese , 438).

Angustura. Angustura Bark .

The bark of Galipea officinalis (Hancock,
Trans, of the Medic6-Bot . Soc .).

Anisum. Anise .

The fruit of Pimpinella Anisum.

Anthemis. Chamomile.

The flowers of Anthemis nobilis.

Antimonii Sulphuretum. Sulphuret of Anti-
mony.

Native tersulphuret of antimony, purified by
fusion.

MATERIA MEDICA.

In striated masses, totally dissolved by chlorohydric
acid with the aid of heat, sulphohydric acid gas being
evolved. Its solution in chlorohydric acid yields a white
precipitate when added to water; and the resulting
liquid, after filtration, yields an orange-red precipitate
with sulphohydrate of ammonia.

Aqua. Water.

Natural water in the purest attainable state.

For signs of the purity of water, see Jiqua Destillata .

Argentum. Silver.

The specific gravity of this metal is 10*4. It is en-
tirely dissolved by dilute nitric acid ; and its solution
in this acid yields with chloride of sodium a white pre-
cipitate, totally soluble in ammonia. The solution, de-
prived of silver by chloride of sodium and filtered, is
not coloured nor precipitated by sulphohydric acid.

Armoracia. Horse-radish.

The fresh root of Cochlearia Armoracia.

A rsenicum. Arsenic.

A brittle metal, of a steel-gray colour, having the specific
gravity 5*88, and exhibiting a brilliant lustre when re-
cently broken or sublimed. When exposed to heat, it
sublimes without melting, giving rise to white vapours
having a garlicky smell.

Assafcetida. Assafetida.

The concrete juice of the root of Narthex
Assafcetida (Falconer, Boyle's Mat . Med.).

MATERIA MEDICA.

Aurantii Cortex. Orange Peel .

The outer rind of the fruit of Citrus vulgaris
or Citrus Aurantium (Be Candolle ).

A vena: Farina. Oatmeal.

Meal prepared from the seeds of Avena sa-
tiva.

Baesamum Peruvianum. Balsam of Peru.
Myroxylon, U. S. Pit 1840.

The juice of Myrospermum Peruiferum (Be
Candolle).

Balsamum Tolutanum. Balsam of Tolu.
Tolutanum, U. S. Ph ., 1840.

The juice of Myrospermum Toluiferum (Be

Baryta: Carbonas. Carbonate of Baryta.

Entirely soluble in dilute chlorohydric acid, with ef-
fervescence. The solution in this acid is not coloured
nor precipitated by ammonia or sulphohydric acid.
When sulphuric acid is added in excess, the solution
yields no precipitate with carbonate of soda.

Belladonna. Belladonna.

The leaves of Atropa Belladonna.

Benzoinum. Benzoin.

The concrete juice of Styrax Benzoin.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Bismut hum. Bismuth.

The specific gravity of this metal is 9'8. It is dis-
solved by diluted nitric acid, and its solution in this
acid yields a white precipitate when added to distilled
water. Ammonia, added in excess to the solution, pro-*
duces a white precipitate, and does not alter the colour
of the liquid.

Brominium. Bromine.

Brominum, V. S. Ph ., 1840.

Bromine is liquid, of a dark-red colour, of a strong,
disagreeable odour, and entirely volatilized by heat in
reddish vapour. It is sparingly soluble in water, more
soluble in alcohol, and still more so in ether. It destroys
the colour of sulphate of indigo, and renders starch yel-
low. Its specific gravity is 3.

Buchu. Buchu.

Diosma, U.S. Ph., 1840.

The leaves of Barosma crenata, and other
species of Barosma.

Calamus a. Calamine.

Zinei Carbonas, U S. Ph., 1840.

Native impure carbonate of zinc.

It is nearly all soluble, with slight effervescence, in
liquid chlorohydric acid ; and its solution is affected by
reagents in the same manner as the solution of zinc in
sulphuric acid. (See Zincum.)

Calamus. Sweet Flag.

The rhizoma of Acorus Calamus.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Calcii Chloridum. Chloride of Calcium.

Colourless, slightly translucent, hard and friable, de-
liquescent, and entirely soluble in water. The solution
yields white precipitates with nitrate of silver and oxa-

1 late of ammonia, and no precipitate with ammonia,
chloride of barium, or ferrocyanuret of potassium dis-
solved in a large quantity of water.

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Calx. Lime.

Lime recently prepared by calcination.

Upon the addition of water, it cracks and falls into
powder, with the evolution of heat. Chlorohydric acid
dissolves it without effervescence, and the solution yields
no precipitate with ammonia.

Calx Chlorinata. Chlorinated Lime.

Syn. Calcxs Chloridum. Chloride of Lime.

Calcis Hypochloris. Hypochlorite of Lime.

A compound resulting from the action of
chlorine on hydrate of lime, and containing
at least twenty-five per cent, of chlorine.

Grayish- white, pulverulent, dry or but slightly moist,
and wholly dissolved by dilute chlorohydric acid with
the escape of chlorine. Its solution quickly destroys
vegetable colours. When 40 grains of it, triturated
with a fluidounce of distilled water, are well shaken with
a solution of 78 grains of crystallized sulphate of pro-
toxide of iron, and 10 drops of sulphuric acid, in two
fluidounces of distilled water, a liquid is formed which

MATERIA MEDICA.

does not yield a blue precipitate with ferridcyanuret of
potassium (red prussiate of potassa).

Camfiigra. Camphor .

A peculiar concrete substance derived from
Camphora officinarum (Nees, Laurin ., 88),
and purified by sublimation.

Canella. Canella.

The bark of Canella alba.

Cantharis. Spanish Flies.

Cantharis vesicatoria.

Cantharis Yittata. Potato Flies .

Cantharis vittata.

Capsicum. Cayenne Pepper .

The fruit of Capsicum annuum, and of other
species. of Capsicum.

Carbo Animalis. Animal Charcoal .

Charcoal prepared from bones.

Carbo Ligni. Charcoal.

Charcoal prepared from wood.

Carbamomum. Cardamom .

The fruit of Elettaria Cardamomum (Maton,
Act. Linn., 254).

Carum. Caraway.

The fruit of Carum Carui.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Caryophyllus. Cloves .

The hr expanded flowers of Caryophyllus aro-
maticus ( Be Candolle).

Cascarilla. Cascarilla.

The bark of Croton Eleuteria.

Cassia Fistula. Purging Cassia .

The fruit of Cassia Fistula.

Cassia Marilandica. American Senna .

The leaves of Cassia Marilandica.

Castoreum. Castor .

A peculiar concrete substance obtained from
Castor fiber.

Catechu. Catechu .

The extract of the wTood of Acacia Catechu.
Cera Alba. White Wax.

Bleached yellow wax.

Cera Flaya. Yellow Wax.

A peculiar concrete substance prepared by
Apis mellifica.

Cetaceum. Spermaceti .

A peculiar concrete substance obtained from
Physeter macrocephalus.

Cetraria. Iceland Moss.

Cetraria Xslandica (Acharius, Lichenog. Univ .).

MATERIA MEDICA.

Chenopodium. Wormseed.

The fruit of Chenopodium anthelminticum.

C himaphila. Pipsissewa.

The leaves of Chimaphila umbellata (Pursh,
Flor. Jlmer . Sept.).

Chondrus. Irish Moss.

Chondrus erispus (Greville, Mg. Brit.).

Cimicifuga. Black Snakeroot.

The root of Cimicifuga racemosa (Torrey &
Gray, Flor. of N. Jlmer.).

Cinchona. Peruvian Bark.

The bark of different species of Cinchona
from the western coast of South America.

Cinchona Flava. Yellow Bark.

The variety of Peruvian Bark derived from
Cinchona Calisaya (Weddell, Hist. Nat. des
Quinquin 30), and called in commerce Cali-
saya bark.

Cinchona Pallida. Pale Bark.

The variety of Peruvian Bark derived from
Cinchona Condaminea (Humb. and Bonpl..
Plant. Equinoct ., i. 33), and Cinchona Mi-
crantha (Ruiz and Pavon, Flor. Peruv ., ii. 52).
and called in commerce Loxa and Lima bark .

MATERIA MEDICA.

Cinchona Rubra, Red Bark.

The variety of Peruvian Bark called in com-
merce red bark.

Cinnamomum. Cinnamon.

The bark of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum (Nees,
Laurin .), and of Cinnamomum aromaticum
(Nees, Ibid.).

Coccus. Cochineal
Coccus Cacti.

Colchici Radix. Colchicum Root.

The cormus of Colchicum autumnale,

Colchici Semen. Colchicum Seed .

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The seeds of Colchicum autumnale.

Colocynthis. Colocynth .

The fruit of Citrullus Colocynthis (Royle,
Mat . Med.)} deprived of its rind.

CoLOMBA. CollimbOo

The root of Cocculus palmatus (De Candolle ).

Conii Folia. Hemlock Leaves .

The leaves of Conium maculatem, .

Conii Semen. Hemlock Seed.

The fruit of Conium maculatum.

MATERIA MEDICA.

C opaiba. Copaiba .

The juice of Copaifera officinalis, and of other
species of Copaifera.

Coriandrum. Coriander .

The fruit of Coriandrum sativum.

Corn us Florida. Dogwood .

The bark of Cornus Florida.

Creasotum. Creasote .

A peculiar substance obtained from tar.

Creasote is an oleaginous, colourless liquid, of a strong
characteristic odour, entirely volatilizable by heat, and
freely soluble in alcohol and acetic acid. When dropped
on paper and exposed to heat, it does not leave a greasy
stain. It boils at 397°, and does not congeal at — 17°.

Greta. Chalk .

Native friable carbonate of lime.

Chalk is entirely soluble in dilute chlorohydric acid
with effervescence, and the solution yields no precipi-
tate with ammonia.

Crocus. Saffron .

The stigmas of Crocus sativus.

Cubeba. Cubebs.

The berries of Piper Cubeba.

Cupri Sun ac etas. Subacctale of Copper.

Syn. kErugo. Verdigris.

Impure subacetate of copper.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Subacetate of copper is almost wholly dissolved, with
the aid of heat, in diluted sulphuric acid. Ammonia,
added to the solution, produces a precipitate, which is
wholly dissolved by an excess of the alkali.

Cupri Sulphas. Sulphate of Copper .

In blue crystals, slightly efflorescent in the air, and
entirely soluble in water. Ammonia throws down from
the solution a precipitate, which is wholly redissolved
when the alkali is added in excess.

Digitalis. Foxglove.

The leaves of Digitalis purpurea.

Dulcamara. Bittersweet.

The stalks of Solatium Dulcamara.

Elaterium. Elaterium.

A substance deposited by the juice of the
fruit of Momordica Elaterium.

Ergot a. Ergot.

The diseased seeds of Secale cereale.

Eupatorium. Thoroughwort.

The tops and leaves of Eupatorium perfoli-
atum.

Extract um Glycyrriiizje. Liquorice.

The extract of the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra.

Ferri Filum. Iron Wire.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Ferri Ramenta. Iron Filings .

Iron Filings are wholly attracted by the magnet.

Ficus. Figs .

The dried fruit of Ficus Carica.

F ceniculum. Fennel-seed.

The fruit of Foeniculum vulgare {Be Can-
dolle).

Galbanum. Galbanum .

The concrete juice of an unknown plant.

Gall a. Galls.

Morbid excrescences upon Quercus infectoria.

Game o gi a. Gamboge.

The concrete juice of an uncertain tree.

Gaultheria. Partridge-berry.

The leaves of Gaultheria procumbens.

Gentiana. Gentian ,

The root of Gentiana lutea.

Geranium. Cranesbill.

The rhizoma of Geranium maculatum.

Gillenia. Gillenia.

The root of Gillenia trifoliata and of Gillenia
stipulacea.

Glycyrrhiza. Liquorice Root.

The root of Glycyrrhiza glabra.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Gossypium. Cotton .

A filamentous substance separated from the
seeds of Gossypium herbaceum, and of other
species of Gossypium.

Gran at i Fructus Cortex.' Pomegranate Rind
The rind of the fruit of Punica Granatum.

Gran ati Radicis Cortex. Bark of Pomegra-
nate Root .

The bark of the root of Punica Granatum.

Guaiaci Lignum. Guaiacum Wood.

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The wood of Guaiacum officinale.

Guaiaci Resina. Guaiac.

The concrete juice of Guaiacum officinale.

Ha: mat o x ye o n. Logwood .

The wood of Haematoxylon Campechianum.

Hedeoma. Pennyroyal. ,

Herb of Hedeoma pulegioides.

Hellebores. Black Hellebore .

The root of Helleborus niger.

Horde um. Barley.

The decorticated seeds of Hordeum distichon.

H U M ULU s . Hops.

The strobiles of Humulus Lupulus.

MATERIA MEDICA.

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Hydrargyrum. Mercury .

This metal is of the specific gravity 13-5, is wholly
volatilized by heat, and dissolved without residue by
nitric acid. A globule made to roll over white paper
leaves no trace. Pure sulphuric acid, agitated with it
at common temperatures and afterwards evaporated,
leaves no residue.

Hyoscyami Folia. Henbane Leaves .

The leaves of Hyoscyamus niger.

Hyoscyami Semen. Henbane Seed .

The seeds of Hyoscyamus niger.

ICHTHYOCOLLA. IsingklSS .

The swimming bladder of Acipenser Huso,
and other species of Acipenser.

Iodinium. Iodine .

lodinum, U. S. Ph ., 1840.

The specific gravity of Iodine is 4#9. It is in crystal-
line scales, of a bluish-black colour, and metallic lustre.
When heated, it first melts, and then rises in purple
vapour. It is soluble without residue in alcohol and
ether, and is very slightly soluble in water. With starch
it produces a blue colour. When shaken in a dry bot-
tle, it scarcely adheres to the surface of the glass.

Ipecacuanha. Ipecacuanha .

The root of Cephaelis Ipecacuanha (Z?e Can-
dolle).

MATERIA MEDICA.

Jalapa. Jalap .

The root of Xpomsea Jalapa (Coxe, Am. Jour,
of Med. Sciences).

Juglans. Butternut.

The inner bark of the root of Juglans cinerea,

Junxperus. Juniper.

The fruit of Juniperus communis.

Kino. Kino.

The inspissated juice of Pterocarpus Marsu-
pium (Be Candolle ), and of other plants.

Krameria. Bhatany.

The root of Krameria triandra (Be Candolle).

L ac t u c ari um. Lactucarium.

The inspissated juice of Lactuca sativa.

Lavandula. Lavender .

The flowers of Lavandula vera (Be Candolle).

Limon. Lemons.

The fruit of Citrus Limonum (Be Candolle).

Limon rs Cortex. Lemon Peel.

The outer rind of the fruit of Citrus Li-
monum (Be Candolle ).

Linum. Flaxseed.

The seeds of Linum usitatissimum.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Liquor Ammonite Fortior. Stronger Solution
of Ammonia.

An aqueous solution of ammonia of the spe-
cific gravity 0*882.

Stronger Solution of Ammonia has a very pungent
odour of ammonia, is wholly volatilized by heat, and
gives no precipitate with lime-water. It does not effer-
vesce on the addition of diluted nitric acid, and, when

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saturated with that acid, does not yield a precipitate
with carbonate of ammonia, nitrate of silver, or chloride
of barium. When it is saturated with nitric acid, neither
carbonate of ammonia nor nitrate of silver causes a pre-
cipitate.

Lobelia. Lobelia .

Herb of Lobelia inflata.

Lupulina. Lupulin .

The powder attached to the strobiles of Hu-
mulus Lupulus.

Magnesia: Carbonas. Carbonate of Magnesia .

Distilled water which has been boiled with Carbonate
of Magnesia does not change the colour of turmeric, and
yields no precipitate with chloride of barium or nitrate
of silver. It is wholly dissolved by dilute sulphuric acid
with effervescence ; and the solution does not give a pre-
cipitate with oxalate of ammonia.

Magnesia: Sulphas. Sulphate of Magnesia.

In .colourless crystals, which slowly effloresce on ex-

MATERIA MEDICA.

posure to a dry atmosphere, and are very soluble in
water. Its solution is not coloured nor precipitated by
ferrocyanuret of potassium, and gives off no chlorohy-
dric acid upon the addition of sulphuric acid. Of this
salt 100 grains, dissolved in water and mixed with suf-
ficient boiling solution of carbonate of soda completely
to decompose it, yield a precipitate of carbonate of mag-
nesia, weighing, when washed and dried, 34 grains.

Manna. Manna .

The concrete juice of Ornus Europcea (Per-
soon, Synopsis Plantarum , i. 9).

Mahan t a. Arrow-root*

The fecula of the rhizoma of Maranta arun-
dinacea.

Marmor. Marble .

White granular carbonate of lime.

Marble is wholly dissolved by dilute chlorohydric acid
with effervescence ; and the solution yields no precipi-
tate with ammonia, or with an aqueous solution of sul-
phate of lime.

Mel. Honey .

A liquid prepared by Apis mellifica.

Mentha Piperita. Peppermint .

The herb of Mentha piperita.

Mentha Yiridis. Spearmint ,

The herb of Mentha viridis.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Mezereum. Mezereon .

The bark of Daphne Mezereum, and of
Daphne Gnidium.

Monarda. Horsemint.

The herb of Monarda punctata.

Moschus. Musk.

A peculiar concrete substance obtained from
Moschus moschiferus.

Myristica. Nutmeg.

The kernels of the fruit of Myristica mos-
chata.

Myrrha. Myrrh .

The concrete juice of Balsamodendron Myr-
rha (Nees, Beschreih. officinal . Pflanzen).

Nux Vomica. Nux Vomica.

The seeds of Strychnos Nux vomica.

Oleum Amygdala:. Oil of Almonds .

The fixed oil of the kernels of the fruit of
Amygdalus communis.

Oleum Amygdala: Amaral Oil of Bitter Al-
monds.

The oil obtained by distilling with water the
kernels of the fruit of Amygdalus communis
—variety amara (De Candolle).

MATERIA MEDICA.

Oleum BerGxImii. Oil of Bergamot .

The volatile oil of the rind of the fruit of
Citrus Limetta (Be Candolle)

Oleum Bubulum. Neats foot Oil.

The oil prepared from the bones of Bos do-
mesticus.

Oleum Cinnamomi. Oil of Cinnamon.

The volatile oil of the bark of Cinnamomum
Zeylanicum (Nees, Laurin .), and of Cinna-
momum aromaticum (Nees, Ibid.).

Oleum Limonxs. Oil of Lemons.

The volatile oil of the rind of the fruit of
Citrus Limonum (Be Candolle).

Oleum Lini, Flaxseed Oil.

The oil of the seeds of Linum usitatissimum.

Oleum Morrhua:. Cod-liver Oil .

A fixed oil obtained from the liver of Gadus
Morrhua.

Oleum Myristica;. Oil of Nutmeg.

The volatile oil of the kernels of the fruit of
Myristica moschata.

Oleum Oliva:. Olive Oil.

The oil of the fruit of Olea Europoea.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Oleum Ricini. Castor Oil .

The oil of the seeds of Ricinus communis.

Oleum Rosje. Oil of Roses .

The volatile oil of the petals of Rosa centi-
folia.

Oleum Terebintiiinje. Oil of Turpentine .

The volatile oil distilled from the turpentine
of Pinus palustris, and of other species of
Pinus.

Oleum Tiglii. Croton Oil.

The oil of the seeds of Croton Tiglium.

Opium. Opium.

The concrete juice of the unripe capsules of
Papaver somniferum.

Origanum. Origanum .

The herb of Origanum vulgare.

Os. Bone.

Ovum. Bgg-

The egg of Phasianus Gallus.

Papaver. Poppy-heads .

The ripe capsules of Papaver somniferum.

Pimenta. Pimento.

The unripe berries of Myrtus Pimenta.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Piper. Black Pepper .

The berries of Piper nigrum.

Pix Burgundica. Burgundy Pitch.

The prepared concrete juice of Abies excelsa
(Lamarck, Enc . Method.).

Pix Canadensis. Canada Pitch .

Syn. Hemlock Pitch.

The prepared concrete juice of Abies Cana-
densis (Michaux, N. Am. Sylva).

Pix Liquida. Tar.

The impure turpentine procured by burning
from the wood of Finns palustris and other
species of Pinus.

Plumbi Acetas. Acetate of Lead.

Syn. Saccharum Saturni. Sugar of Lead.

In colourless crystals, which effloresce on exposure to
the air. It is dissolved by distilled water, with a slight
turbidness, which is removed by the addition of distilled
vinegar. With its solution, carbonate of soda produces
a white, iodide of potassium a yellow, and sulphohydric
acid a black precipitate. Upon the addition of sulphuric
acid, vapour is evolved having the smell of vinegar.

Plumbi Carbonas. Carbonate of Lead.

Syn. White Lead.

In white powder or pulverulent masses, insoluble in
water, but soluble with effervescence in dilute nitric

MATERIA MEDICA.

acid. With its solution in this acid potassa produces a
white precipitate, which is wholly dissolved by an excess
of the alkali. Heat renders it yellow, and, with the aid
of charcoal, reduces it to the metallic state.

Plumbi Nitras. Nitrate of Lead.

In white, nearly opaque, octohedral crystals, perma-
nent in the air, and of a sweet astringent taste. It is
soluble in seven and a half parts of cold water, and in
alcohol. Its solution is precipitated black by sulphohy-
drate of ammonia, white by ferrocyanuret of potassium,
and yellow by iodide of potassium. When nitrate of
lead is triturated with sulphuric acid, the mixture colours
morphia red, and if heated evolves nitrous fumes.

Plumbi Oxidum Semiyitreum. Semivitrified
Oxide of Lead .

Syn. Litharge.

In minute yellowish or orange-coloured scales, inso-
luble in water, but almost wholly soluble in dilute nitric
acid. Its solution in this acid is affected by potassa like
that of carbonate of lead. Heated with charcoal it is
reduced to the metallic state.

Podophyllum. May-apple .

The rhizoma of Podophyllum peltatum.

Potassa: Bitartras. Bitartrate of Potassa .
Syn. Cream of Tartar.

Bitartrate of Potassa is sparingly dissolved by wTater,
but freely by a hot solution of potassa, which deposites
it again upon the addition of an acid. Whatever re-

MATERIA MEDICA.

mains undissolved by the alkaline solution is impurity.
The precipitate produced with its aqueous solution by
chloride of barium is soluble in nitric acid. It reddens
litmus, and by a red heat is converted into carbonate of
potassa.

Potassa: Carbonas Impurus. Impure Carbonate
of Potassa .

The impure carbonate of potassa known in
commerce by the name of pearlash .

The soluble matter contained in 100 grains neutral-
izes about 58 grains of sulphuric acid.

Po tassje Chloras. Chlorate of Potassa .

In colourless tabular crystals, which have a pearly
lustre, and are wholly soluble in distilled water. The
solution yields no precipitate with nitrate of silver.
When strongly heated, the salt first melts, and after-
wards gives off abundance of pure oxygen, the evolution
of which having ceased, the residue is chloride of po-
tassium. When a little sulphuric acid is dropped on
the crystals, they first become yellow, and afterwards red.

Potassa: Nitras. Nitrate of Potassa.

In colourless prismatic crystals, unalterable in the air,
and wholly soluble in -water. The solution yields no
precipitate with chloride of barium or nitrate of silver.
With chloride of platinum it gives a yellowish precipitate.
By a strong heat the salt is first melted, and then decom-
posed, oxygen escaping, and a salt remaining which
emits orange-coloured fumes on the addition of sulphuric

MATEKIA MEDICA.

acid. If 100 grains of nitrate of potassa, previously
dried, be mixed with 60 grains of sulphuric acid, and
the mixture be kept at a red heat until the salt ceases to
lose weight, the residue wdll weigh 86 grains.

Potassa: Sulphas. Sulphate of Potassa.

In hard colourless crystals, unalterable in the air,
sparingly soluble in cold water, and insoluble in alcohol.
The solution is not precipitated by solution of ammonia.
With chloride of platinum it yields a yellowish precipi-
tate, and with chloride of barium a white precipitate in-
soluble in nitric acid.

Potassii Ferrocyanuretum. Ferrocyanuret of
Potassium.

In crystals of a lemon-yellow colour, wholly soluble
in water. Its solution yields with the salts of the ses-
quioxide of iron a deep blue, and with the salts of cop-
per, a brown precipitate. Exposed to a gentle heat, it
becomes white, and loses 12-6 per cent, of water.

Prunum. Prunes.

The dried fruit of Prunus domestica.

Prunus Virginian a. Wild-cherry Park .

The bark of Cerasus serotina (De Candolle)—
Cerasus Virginiana (Michaux, N. Am. Sylva ).

Quassia. Quassia.

The wood of Simaruba excelsa ( Be Candolle).

Quercus Alba. White-oak Park.

The bark of Quercus alba.

MATEKIA MEDICA.

Quercus Tinctoria. Black-oak Bark .

The bark of Quercus tinctoria.

Resina. Resin .

The residuum after the distillation of the
volatile oil from the turpentine of Pinus
palustris and other species of Pinus.

Rheum. Rhubarb.

The root of Rheum palmatum, and of other
species of Rheum.

Rosa Centifolia. Hundred-leaved Roses .

The petals of Rosa centifolia.

Rosa Galeica. Red Roses.

The petals of Rosa Gallica.

Rosmarinus. Rosemary.

The tops of Rosmarinus officinalis.

Sabadiela. Cevadilla.

The seeds of Yeratrum Sabadilla ( Retzius ).

Sabbatia. American Centaury.

The herb of Sabbatia angularis (Pursh, Flor .
Amer. Sept.).

Sabina. Savine.

The tops of Juniperus Sabina.

Sac ch arum. Sugar.

The sugar of Saccharum officinarum, refined.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Sago. Sago.

The prepared fecula of the pith of Sagus
Rumphii.

Sanguinaria. Bloodroot .

The rhizoma of Sanguinaria Canadensis.

Santalum. Red Saunders .

The wood of Pterocarpus santalinus.

Sapo. Soap.

Soap made with soda and olive oil.

Sapo Vulgaris. Common Soap .

Soap made with soda and animal oil.

Sarsaparilla. Sarsaparilla.

The root of Smilax officinalis ( Humboldt and
Bonpland )? and of other species of Smilax.

Sassafras Medulla. Sassafras Pith.

The pith of the stems of Sassafras officinale
(Nees5 Laurin.).

Sassafras Radicis Cortex. Bark of Sassafras
Root.

The hark of the root of Sassafras officinale
(Nees, Laurin.).

Sc ammonium. Scammony.

The concrete juice of the root of Convolvu-
lus Scammonia.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Scilla. Squill .

The bulb of Scilla maritima.

Senega. Senekci.

The root of Polygala Senega.

Senna. Senna.

The leaflets of Cassia acutifolia (JDelile ), of
Cassia obovata (De Candolle ), and of Cassia
elongata (Lemaire, Journ . dePharm . vii, 345).

Serpentaria. Virginia Snakeroot.

The root of Aristolochia Serpentaria, of A.
reticulata, and of other species of Aristolochia.

Sevum. Suet.

The prepared suet of Ovis Aries.

Sxnapis. Mustard.

The seeds of Sinapis nigra, and of Sinapis
alba.

Soda: A get as. Acetate of Soda.

In white or colourless crystals, which effloresce in a
dry air, and are wdiolly soluble in water. The solution
yields no precipitate with carbonate of soda, chloride of
platinum, or chloride of barium, and, if dilute, is not pre-
cipitated by nitrate of silver. The salt is decomposed
by sulphuric acid, with the production of an acetous
odour.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Soda: Boras. Borate of Soda.

Syn. Borax .

Biborate of soda.

In colourless crystals, which slightly effloresce in a
dry air, and are wholly soluble in wTater. The solution
has an alkaline reaction. Sulphuric acid, added to the
saturated solution, precipitates scaly crystals, which im-
part a green colour to the flame of burning alcohol.

Soda: Cardonas. Carbonate of Soda.

When fresh, in colourless crystals, w’hich speedily
effloresce on exposure to the air, and fall into a white
powder. It is very soluble in water, and insoluble in al-
cohol. Its solution has an alkaline reaction, and is de-
composed with effervescence by acids. The precipitate
produced with its solution by chloride of barium is wholly
soluble in nitric acid.

Soda: Sulphas. Sulphate of Soda.

In colourless crystals, which rapidly effloresce on ex-
posure to the air, and ultimately fall into a white pow-
der. It is wholly dissolved by water. The solution
does not alter the colour of turmeric or litmus. With
chloride of barium it yields a white precipitate insoluble
in nitric acid. A dilute solution yields little or no pre-
cipitate with nitrate of silver. Of the crystals 100 grains
lose 55*5 grains by a strong heat.

Sodii Chloridum. Chloride of Sodium .

Syn. Common Salt.

Chloride of Sodium is white, not deliquescent, and

MATERIA MEDICA.

almost equally soluble in cold and boiling water. Its
solution yields no precipitate with carbonate of soda,
chloride of barium, or ferrocyanuret of potassium.

Spigelia. Pinkroot.

The root of Spigelia Marilandica.

Spirit us Yini Gallicx. Brandy.

Spirit obtained from French wine by distilla-
tion.

Spongia. Sponge.

Spongia officinalis.

Stannum. Tin.

The specific gravity of this metal is 7*29. When
treated with nitric acid, at a gentle heat, it is converted
into a white powder. It is wholly dissolved by chlorohy-
dric acid, with the aid of heat, forming a colourless so-
lution, which is rendered purple by chloride of gold.
Its solution in nitromuriatic acid yields a white precipi-
tate with ferrocyanuret of potassium, and no precipitate
with sulphate of magnesia.

Statice. Marsh Rosemary.

The root of Statice Caroliniana (Walter, Flor.
Car.).

Stillingia. Queen's-root.

The root of Stillingia sylvatica.

Stramonii Folia. Stramonium Leaves.

The leaves of Datura Stramonium.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Stramonii Radix. Stramonium Root .

The root of Datura Stramonium.

Stramonii Semen. Stramonium Seed .

The seeds of Datura Stramonium.

Styrax. Storax.

The concrete juice of Styrax officinale.
Succinum. Amber.

Sulphur. Sulphur.

Sublimed sulphur.

Sulphur is wholly volatilized by heat.

Sulphur Lotum. Washed Sulphur.

Sublimed sulphur, thoroughly washed with
water.

Washed Sulphur is wholly volatilized by heat, and
when moistened with water does not change the colour
of litmus.

Tabacum. Tobacco.

The leaves of Nicotiana Tabacum.

Tamarind u s . Tamarinds.

The preserved fruit of Tamarindus Indica.
Tapioca. Tapioca.

The fecula of the root of Janipha Manihot
(. Bot . Mag. 3071).

Taraxacum. Dandelion.

The root of Leontodon Taraxacum.

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MATERIA MEDICA.

Terebinthina. Turpentine .

The juice of Pinus palustris, and of other
species of Pinus.

Terebinthina Canadensis. Canada Turpentine.
Syn. Canada Balsam. Balsam of Fir.

The juice of Abies balsamea (Lindley, Flor.
Med.).

Testa. Oyster-shell.

The shells of Ostrea edulis.

Tragacantha. Tragacanth .

The concrete juice of Astragalus verus (Oli-
vier, Voyage dans V Empire Ottoman).

Ulmus. Slippery Elm Bark.

The inner bark of Ulmus fulva ( Michaux ).

Uva Pass a. Raisins.

The dried fruit of Yitis vinifera.

Uva Ursi. Uva Ursi .

The leaves of Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi (Spren-
gel, Syst. ii. 287).

Y aeeriana. Valerian.

The root of Valeriana officinalis.

Veratrum Album. White Hellebore.

The rhizoma of Veratrum album.

MATERIA MEDXCA.

Veratrum Yiride. American Hellebore .

The rhizoma of Yeratrum viride.

Yinum Album. White Wine .

Yinum, U. S. Ph 1840.

Sherry wine.

Vinum Rub rum. Red Wine .

Port wine.

Zincum. Zinc .

The specific gravity of this metal is 6*8. It is almost
entirely dissolved by dilute sulphuric acid, forming a
colourless solution, which yields white precipitates with
ferroc.yanuret of potassium and sulphohydrate of ammo-
nia. Ammonia throws down from this solution a white
precipitate, which is wholly dissolved when the alkali is
added in excess.

Zingiber. Ginger .

The rhizoma of Zingiber officinale (Roscoe.
Trans . Lin. Soc .).

SECONDARY LIST

Aletris. Star Grass .

The root of Aletris farinosa.

Angelica. Angelica .

The root and herb of Angelica atropurpnrea.

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Apocynum And ro s ;em i f o l i um. Dog's-bane.
The root of Apocynum androsaemifolium.

Apocynum Cannabinum. Indian Hemp .

The root of Apocynum cannabinum.

Aralia Nudicaulis. False Sarsaparilla.

The root of Aralia nudicaulis.

Aralia Spinosa. Angelica-tree Bark .

The bark of Aralia spinosa.

Arnica. Leopard ’ s-bane .

The flowers of Arnica montana.

Arum. Dragon - root .

Syn. Indian Turnip.

The cormus of Arum triphyllum.

MATERIA MEDICA.

As arum. Canada Snakeroot.

Syn. Wild dinger.

The root of Asarum Canadense.

Asclepias Incarnata. Flesh-coloured Asclepias .
The root of Asclepias incarnata.

Asclepias Syriac a. Common Silk-iveed.

The root of Asclepias Syriaca.

Asclepias Tuberosa. Butterfly -weed.

The root of Asclepias tuberosa.

Azedarach. Azedarach .

The bark of the root of Melia Azedarach.

Carota. Carrot Seed.

The fruit of Daucus Carota.

Carthamus. Dyers' Saffron .

The flowers of Carthamus tinctorius.

Castanea. Chinquapin.

The bark of Castanea pumila.

Cataria. Catnep.

The leaves of Nepeta Cataria.

Contrayerva. Contrayerva.

The root of Dorstenia Contrayerva.

Convolvulus Panduratus. Wild Potato .

The root of Convolvulus panduratus.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Coptis. Goldthread

The root of Coptis trifolia.

Cornus Cxrcinata. Round-leaved Dogwood .
The bark of Cornus circinata.

Cornus Sericea. Swamp Dogwood .

The bark of Cornus sericea.

Cotula. Mayweed.

The herb of Anthemis Cotula.

Curcuma. Turmeric.

The rhizoma of Curcuma longa.

Cydonium. Quince Seed.

The seeds of Cydonia vulgaris (Persoon,
Enchir. ii. 40).

Delphinium. Larkspur.

The root of Delphinium Consolida.

Dio spyro s . Persimmon.

The unripe fruit of Diospyros Virginiana.

Dracontium. Skunk Cabbage .

The root of Dracontium fcetidum — Ictodes
fcetidus (Bigelow), Symplocarpus foetidus
(Barton, Med. Bot.).

Erigeron Canadense. Canada Fleabane .

The herb of Erigeron Canadense.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Erigeron Heterophyleum. Various-leaved Flea-
bane.

The herb of Erigeron heterophyllum.

Erigeron Philadelphicum. Philadelphia Flea-
bane.

The herb of Erigeron Philadelphicum.

Eryngium. Button Snakeroot .

The root of Eryngium aquaticum.
Erythronium. Erythronium.

The root and herb of Erythronium Ameri-
canum (Bigelow, Amer. Med. Botany ).

Euphorbia Corollata. Large- flowering Spurge.
The root of Euphorbia corollata.

Euphorbia Ipecacuanha. Ipecacuanha Spurge.
The root of Euphorbia Ipecacuanha.

Extractum Cannabis. Extract of Hemp.

An alcoholic extract of the dried tops of
Cannabis sativa — variety Indica.

Filix Mas. Male Fern.

The rhizoma of Aspidium Filix mas.

Frasera. American Columbo.

The root of Frasera W alteri ( Michaux ).

Gentian a Catesbjei. Blue Gentian .

The root of Gentiana Catesbaei (Elliot).

MATERIA MEDICA.

Geum. Water Averts.

The root of Geum rivale.

Helianthemum. Frostwort.

The herb of Helianthemum Canadense (Mi-
chaux).

Hepatica. Liverwort.

The leaves of Hepatica Americana ( De Can-
dolle).

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H e r a c le um . Masterwort.

The root of Heracleum lanatum ( Michaux ).

Heuchera. Alum-root.

The root of Heuchera Americana.

Inula. Elecampane.

The root of Inula Helenium.

Iris Florentina. Florentine Orris.

The rhizoma of Iris Florentina.

Iris Versicolor. Blue Flag.

The rhizoma of Iris versicolor.

Juniperus Virginiana. Red Cedar.

The tops of Juniperus Virginiana.

Lappa. Burdock.

The root of Lappa minor (Z?e Candolle ).

Liriodendron. Tulip-tree Bark.

The bark of Liriodendron tulipifera.

52 MATERIA MEDICA.

Lyc opus. Bugle-weed .

The herb of Lycopus Virginicus ( Michaux ).

Macis. Mace .

The arillus of the fruit of Myristica moschata.

Magnolia. Magnolia .

The bark of Magnolia glauca, Magnolia acu-
minata, and Magnolia tripetala.

Marrubium. Horehound .

The herb of Marrubium vulgare.

Matricaria. German Chamomile .

The flowers of Matricaria Chamomilla.

Melissa. Balm .

The herb of Melissa officinalis.

Mucuna. Cowhage.

The bristles of the pods of Mucuna pruriens
(Be Candolle ).

Oleum Cajuputi. Cajeput Oil.

The volatile oil of the leaves of Melaleuca
Cajuputi (Roxburgh, Trans. Lond. Medico -
Bot. Society).

Oleum Sesami. Benne Oil.

The oil of the seeds of Sesamum Indicum,
and of Sesamum orientale.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Panax. Ginseng .

The root of Panax quinquefolium.

Pareira. Pareira Brava .

The root of Cissampelos Pareira.

Petroselinum. Parsley Root .

The root of Petroselinum sativum (Lindley,
Flor . Med.).

Phytolacca: Bacca:. Poke Berries .

The berries of Phytolacca decandra.
Phytolacca: Radix. Poke Root .

The root of Phytolacca decandra.

Polygala Rubella. Bitter Poly gala.

The root and herb of Polygala rubella.
Prinos. Black Jllder.

The hark of Prinos verticillatus.
Pyrethrum. Pellitory.

The root of Anacyclus Pyrethrum (. Be Can -

Ranunculus. Crowfoot.

The cormus and herb of Ranunculus bul-
bosus.

Rhus Glabrum. Sumach .

The fruit of Rhus glabrum.

Rubia. Madder.

The root of Rubia tinctorum.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Rubus Trivialis. Dewberry-root .

The root of Rubus trivialis ( Michaux ).

Rubus Villosus. Blackberry-root .

The root of Rubus villosus.

Rumex Britanxica. Water Dock .

The root of Rumex Britannica.

Rumex Obtusifolius. Blunt-leaved Dock .

The root of Rumex obtusifolius.

Ruta. Rue.

The leaves of Ruta graveolens.

Salix. Willow.

The bark of Salix alba.

Salvia. Sage.

The leaves of Salvia officinalis.

Sambucus. Elder Flowers.

The flowers of Sambucus Canadensis.

Scoparius. Broom.

The fresh tops of Cytisus Scoparius (Z)e
Candolle).

Sesami Folia. Benne Leaves.

Sesamum, U. S. Ph ., 1840.

The leaves of Sesamum Indicum, and of Sesa-
mum orientale.

MATERIA MEDICA.

Simaruba. Simaruba.

The bark of the root of Simaruba officinalis
(Be Candolle ),

Solidago. Golden-rod .

The leaves of Solidago odora.

Spiraea. Hardback .

The root of Spiraea tomentosa.

Tanacetum. Tansy.

The herb of Tanacetum vulgare.

Tormentilla. Tormentil.

The root of Potentilla Tormentilla (Be Can -

Toxicodendron. Poison-oak.

The leaves of Rhus Toxicodendron.

Triosteum. Fever-root.

The root of Triosteum perfoliatum.

Viola. Violet.

The herb of Viola pedata.

Wintera. Winter's Bark.

The bark of Drimys Winteri (Be Candolle ).

Xanthorrhiza. Yellow-root.

The root of Xanthorrhiza apiifolia.
Xanthoxylum. Prickly Jlsh .

The bark of Xanthoxylum fraxineum.

PREPARATIONS.

A C E T A.

Acetum Destillatum.

Distilled Vinegar .

Take of Vinegar a gallon.

Distil the Vinegar, by means of a sand-bath,
from a glass retort into a glass receiver. Discon-
tinue the process when seven pints have been dis-
tilled, and keep these for use.

Distilled Vinegar is wholly volatilized by heat, yields no pre-
cipitate with acetate of lead or nitrate of silver, and does not
change colour upon the addition of sulphohydric acid or ammo-
nia. If silver be digested in it, and chlorohydric acid after-
wards added, no precipitate will be produced. One fluidounce
is saturated by about 35 grains of crystallized bicarbonate of
potassa.

Acetum Colchici.

Vinegar of Colchicum.

Take of Colchicum Root, bruised, two ounces;

Diluted Acetic Acid two pints.

ACETA.

Macerate the Colchicum Root with the Diluted
Acetic Acid, in a close glass vessel, for seven days ;
then express the liquor, and set it by that the
dregs may subside; lastly, pour off the clear
liquor.

Vinegar of Colchicum may also he prepared by
macerating the Colchicum Root, in coarse powder,
with a pint of Diluted Acetic Acid for two days,
then putting the mixture into a percolator, and
gradually pouring upon it Diluted Acetic Acid
until the quantity of filtered liquor equals two
pints.

In the above processes, Distilled Vinegar may
be substituted for Diluted Acetic Acid.

Acetum Opii.

Vinegar of Opium .

[Black Drop.)

Take of Opium, in coarse powder, eight ounces ;
Nutmeg, in coarse powder, an ounce
and a half ;

Saffron half an ounce ;

Sugar twelve ounces ;

Diluted Acetic Acid a sufficient quan-
tity.

ACETA.

Digest the Opium, Nutmeg, and Saffron with a
pint and a half of the Diluted Acetic Acid, on a
sand-bath, with a gentle heat, for forty-eight hours,
and strain. Digest the residue with an equal
quantity of the Diluted Acetic Acid, in the same
manner, for twenty-four hours. Then put the
whole into a percolator, and return the filtered
liquor, as it passes, until it comes away quite clear.
When the filtration has ceased, pour Diluted
Acetic Acid gradually upon the materials remain-
ing in the instrument, until the whole quantity of
filtered liquor equals three pints. Lastly, add the
Sugar, and, by means of a water-bath, evaporate
to three pints and four fluidounces.

In the above process, Distilled Vinegar may be
substituted for Diluted Acetic Acid.

ACETUM SciLEiE.

Vinegar of Squill .

Take of Squill, bruised, four ounces ;

Diluted Acetic Acid two pints.
Macerate the Squill with the Diluted Acetic
Acid, in a close glass vessel, for seven days ; then
express the liquor, and set it by that the dregs
may subside ; lastly, pour off the clear liquor.

ACIDA.

Vinegar of Squill may also be prepared by
macerating the Squill, in coarse powder, with a
pint of Diluted Acetic Acid for two days, then
putting the mixture into a percolator, and gradually
pouring upon it Diluted Acetic Acid until the
quantity of filtered liquor equals two pints.

In the above processes, Distilled Vinegar may
be substituted for Diluted Acetic Acid.

ACIDA.

Acidijm Acetic um Dieutum. »
Diluted Jlcetic Acid.

Take of Acetic Acid a pint ;

Distilled Water seven pints.

Mix them.

Diluted Acetic Acid has the specific gravity 1*004 ; and
100 grains of it saturate 7*5 grains of crystallized bicarbonate
of potassa. It is affected by reagents in the same manner as
Acetic Acid. (See Acidum Aceticum.)

Acidum Benzoicum.

Benzoic Acid.

Take of Benzoin, in coarse powder, a pound.
Put the Benzoin into a suitable vessel, and, by

ACIDA.

means of a sand-bath, with a gradually increasing
heat, sublime until vapours cease to rise. Free the
sublimed matter from oil by pressure in bibulous
paper, and again sublime.

Benzoic Acid, thus obtained, is in white feathery crystals, of
an agreeable odour, fusible, wholly volatilizable if cautiously
heated, sparingly soluble in cold water, more soluble in boil-
ing water, which deposites it on cooling, very soluble in alco-
hol, and dissolved by solutions of potassa, soda, ammonia, and
lime, from which it is precipitated by chlorohydric acid.

Acidum Gallicum.

Gallic Acid .

Take of Galls, in powder, three pounds ;

Distilled Water,

Animal Charcoal, each, . a sufficient
quantity.

Mix the Galls with sufficient Distilled Water to
form a thin paste, and expose the mixture to the
air, in a shallow glass or porcelain vessel, in a
warm place, for a month, occasionally stirring it
with a glass rod, and adding from time to time
sufficient Distilled Water to preserve the semi-fluid
consistence. Then submit the paste to expression,
and, rejecting the expressed liquor, boil the residue
in a gallon of Distilled Water for a few minutes,

ACID A.

and filter while hot through Animal Charcoal. Set
the hot liquor aside that crystals may form, which
may be dried on bibulous paper. If the crystals
be not sufficiently free from colour, they may be
purified by dissolving them in boiling Distilled
Water, filtering through a fresh portion of Animal
Charcoal, and crystallizing.

Gallic Acid is in small, silky, nearly colourless crystals,
having a slightly acid and astringent taste. It is dissolved by
3 parts of boiling and 100 parts of cold water. The solu-
tion reddens litmus, and does not produce a precipitate with
a solution of gelatin or of sulphate of protoxide of iron. With
solutions of the salts of sesquioxide of iron it occasions a bluish-
black precipitate, the colour of which disappears when the
liquid is heated. It is decomposed by a strong heat, and en-
tirely dissipated when thrown on red-hot iron.

Acidum Hydrocyanicum Diluttjm.

Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid .

Acidum Hydrocyanicum, U. S. Ph ., 1840.

Take of Ferrocyanuret of Potassium two ounces ;
Sulphuric Acid an ounce and a half ;
Distilled Water a sufficient quantity.
Mix the Acid with four fluidounces of Distilled
Water, and pour the mixture, when cool, into a
glass retort. To this add the Ferrocyanuret of

ACIDA.

Potassium, previously dissolved in ten fluidounces
of Distilled Water. Pour eight fluidounces of
Distilled Water into a cooled receiver, and, having
attached this to the retort, distil, by means of a
sand-bath, with a moderate heat, six fluidounces.
Lastly, add to the product five fluidounces of Dis-
tilled Water, or as much as may be sufficient to
render the Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid of such a
strength, that 12*7 grains of nitrate of silver, dis-
solved in distilled water, may be accurately satu-
rated by 100 grains of the Acid.

Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid may also be pre-
pared, when wanted for immediate use, in the fol-
lowing manner.

Take of Cyanuretof Silver fifty grains and a half ;

Muriatic Acid forty-one grains ;

Distilled Water a fluidounce.

Mix the Muriatic Acid with the Distilled
Water, add the Cyanuret of Silver, and shake the
whole in a well-stopped vial. When the insolu-
ble matter has subsided, pour off the clear liquor,
and keep it for use.

Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid should be kept in
closely stopped bottles from which the light is
excluded.

ACIDA.

Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid is colourless, of a peculiar odour,
and wholly volatilizable by heat. It imparts a slight and evanes-
cent red colour to litmus, and is not discoloured by sulphohy-
dric acid. With solution of nitrate of silver, added in slight
excess, 100 grains of it produce a white precipitate, which,
when washed with water until the washings are tasteless,
and then dried at a temperature not exceeding 212°, weighs
10 grains, and is wholly dissolved by boiling nitric acid. The
Diluted Acid, prepared according to the above processes, con-
tains two per cent, of anhydrous acid.

Acidum Muriatic um Dilutum.

Diluted Muriatic Acid.

Take of Muriatic Acid four fluidounces;

Distilled Water twelve fluidounces.
Mix them in a glass vessel.

The specific gravity of Diluted Muriatic Acid is 1*046.

Acidum Nitricum Dilutum.

Diluted Nitric Acid.

Take of Nitric Acid a fluidounce;

Distilled Water six fluidounces.

Mix them in a glass vessel.

The specific gravity of Diluted Nitric Acid is 1*07 ; and 100
grains of it saturate 20 grains of crystallized bicarbonate of
potassa.

ACIDA.

Acidum Nitromuriaticum.
Nitromuriatic Acid.

Take of Nitric Acid four fluidounces ;

Muriatic Acid eight fluidounces.

Mix them in a glass vessel, and, when effer-
vescence has ceased, keep the product in a well-
stopped glass bottle, in a cool and dark place.

Acidum Sulphuricum Aromaticum,

Aromatic Sulphuric Acid.

( Elixir of Vitriol .)

Take of Sulphuric Acid three fluidounces and
a half;

Ginger, in coarse powder, an ounce ;

Cinnamon, in coarse powder, an ounce
and a half ;

Alcohol a sufficient quantity.

Add the Acid gradually to a pint of the Alco-
hol, and allow the liquor to cool. Mix the Ginger
and Cinnamon, and, having put them into a perco-
lator, pour Alcohol gradually upon them until a
pint of filtered liquor is obtained. Lastly, mix
the diluted acid and the tincture.

ACIDA.

Actdum Sulphtjricum Dilutum.

Diluted Sulphuric Acid .

Take of Sulphuric Acid a fluidounce;

Distilled Water thirteen fluidounces.
Add the Acid gradually to the Water, in a glass
vessel, and mix them.

The specific gravity of this acid is 1*09 ; and 100 grains of
it saturate 25 grains of crystallized bicarbonate of potassa.

Acidum Tannic um.

Tannic Acid .

Take of Galls, in powder,

Ether, each, a sufficient quantity.

Put into a glass adapter, loosely closed at its
lower end with carded cotton, sufficient powdered
Galls to fill about one half of it, and press the
powder slightly. Then fit the adapter accurately
to the mouth of a receiving vessel, fill it with
Ether, previously washed with water, and close
the upper orifice so as to prevent the escape of the
Ether by evaporation. The liquid which passes
separates into two unequal portions, of which the
lower is much smaller in quantity and much
denser than the upper. When the Ether ceases to

ACID A.

pass, pour fresh portions upon the Galls, until the
lower stratum of liquid in the receiving vessel no
longer increases. Then separate this from the
upper, put it into a capsule, and evaporate with a
moderate heat to dryness. Lastly, rub what re-
mains into powder.

The upper portion of liquid will yield by dis-
tillation a quantity of ether, which, when washed
with water, may be employed in a subsequent
operation.

Tannic Acid is of a yellowish-white colour, and of a strongly
astringent taste. It is decomposed and entirely dispersed when
thrown on red-hot iron. It is very soluble in water, and less
soluble in alcohol and in ether. Its solution reddens litmus,
produces with solution of gelatin a white flocculent precipitate,
with the salts of the sesquioxide of iron a bluish-black preci-
pitate, and with solutions of the vegetable alkalies, white pre-
cipitates very soluble in acetic acid.

ACONITIA.

Aconitia.

Take of Aconite Root, bruised, two pounds;
Alcohol three gallons ;

Diluted Sulphuric Acid,

Solution of Ammonia,

Purified Animal Charcoal, each, a suf-
ficient quantity.

Boil the Aconite Root with a gallon of the Al-
cohol, in a distillatory apparatus, for an hour. Pour
off the liquor, and boil the Root in the same
manner, and for the same length of time, with
another gallon of the Alcohol and the portion dis-
tilled. Again pour off the liquor, boil as before
with the remaining gallon of the Alcohol and the
portion distilled, and decant. Submit the residue to
expression, mix all the liquors, distil off the alcohol,
and evaporate, by means of a water-bath, to the
consistence of an extract. Treat this w ith distilled
water, filter the resulting solution, and evaporate
with a gentle heat to the consistence of syrup.
To the residue add as much Diluted Sulphuric
Acid, mixed with distilled water, as may be suffi-

iETHEREA.

dent to dissolve the Aconitia. Precipitate this
with Solution of Ammonia, and dissolve the preci-
pitate in Diluted Sulphuric Acid mixed with dis-
tilled water as before. Mix the Animal Charcoal
with the solution, shake the mixture frequently for
fifteen minutes, filter, again precipitate the Aconitia
with Solution of Ammonia, and, lastly, wash it
with water, and dry it.

Aconitia, thus obtained, is white with a tinge of yellow,
without smell, and of a bitter acrid taste, accompanied with a
sense of numbness. It melts at a moderate heat, and, at a high
temperature, is decomposed and entirely dissipated, yielding
the smell of ammonia. It requires 150 parts of cold, and 50
of boiling water for solution, and is readily dissolved by alco-
hol and ether. It neutralizes the acids, forming with them un-
erystallizable salts.

jETHERE A.

iETHER.

Ether .

iEther Sulphuricus, US. Ph ., 1840.
Take of Alcohol four pints ;

Sulphuric Acid a pint;

Potassa six drachms;

Distilled Water three fluidounces.

iETHEREA.

To two pints of the Alcohol, in an open vessel,
add gradually fourteen fluidounces of the Acid,
stirring them frequently. Pour the mixture, while
still hot, into a tubulated glass retort, placed upon
a sand-bath, and connected by a long adapter with
a receiver kept cold by ice or water ; then raise
the heat quickly until the liquid begins to boil.
When about half a pint of ethereal liquid has
passed over, introduce gradually into the re-
tort the remainder of the Alcohol, previously
mixed with two fluidounces of the Acid, taking
care that the mixture shall enter in a continuous
stream, and in such quantity as shall supply the
place, as nearly as possible, of the liquid which
distils over. This may be accomplished by con-
necting a vessel containing the alcoholic liquid
with the retort, by means of a tube, provided with
a stop-cock to regulate the discharge, and passing
nearly to the bottom of the retort, through a cork
accurately fitted into the tubulure. When all
the Alcohol has been thus added, continue the dis-
tillation until about three pints have passed over,
or until white vapours appear in the retort.

To the product thus obtained add the Potassa
previously dissolved in the Distilled Water, and

2ETHEREA.

shake them frequently. At the end of twenty-
four hours, pour off from the alkaline solution the
supernatant ether, introduce it into a retort, and,
with a gentle heat, distil until two pints have
passed over, or until the distilled liquid has the
specific gravity 0*750.

Ether wholly evaporates in the air. It does not redden lit-
mus. Shaken with an equal bulk of water, it loses about
one-tenth of its volume.

Oleum /Ethereum.

Ethereal Oil.

Take of Alcohol two pints;

Sulphuric Acid three pints;

Solution of Potassa half a tluidounce ;

Distilled Water a tluidounce.

Mix the Acid cautiously with the Alcohol, and
allow the mixture to stand for twelve hours ; then
pour it into a large glass retort to which a receiver
kept cool by ice or water is adapted, and distil by
means of a sand-bath until a black froth rises,
when the retort is to be removed immediately
from the sand-bath. Separate the lighter super-
natant liquid in the receiver from the heavier, and
expose it to the air for a day ; then add to it the

iETHEREA.

Solution of Potassa previously mixed with the
Distilled Water, and shake them together. Lastly,
separate the Ethereal Oil as soon as it has sub-
sided.

The specific gravity of Ethereal Oil is 1*096. It is volatile,
of a yellowish colour and peculiar odour, very sparingly solu-
ble in water, but readily dissolved by alcohol or ether, and does
not change the colour of litmus.

SpiRITUS iETHERIS CoMPOSXTXJS.

Compound Spirit of Ether .

Spiritus AEtheris Sulphurici Compositus, U. S. Ph .,

1840.

(Hoffmann’’ s Anodyne Liquor.)

Take of Ether half a pint ;

Alcohol a pint;

Ethereal Oil three fluidrachms.

Mix them.

Compound Spirit of Ether is of the specific gravity 0*816,
has the peculiar odour of Ethereal Oil, is wholly volatilized
by heat, does not change the coloifr of litmus, and assumes
a milky appearance when mixed with water.

Spiritus jEtiieris Nitric i.

Spirit of Nitric Ether .

(Spiritus Nitri Dulcis. — Siveet Spirit of JYitre.)

Take of Nitrate of Potassa, in coarse powder,
twro pounds ;

2ETHEREA.

Sulphuric Acid a pound and a half;

Alcohol nine pints and a half;

Diluted Alcohol a pint;

Carbonate of Potassa an ounce.

Mix the Nitrate of Potassa and the Alcohol in
a large glass retort, and, having gradually poured
in the Acid, digest with a gentle heat for two
hours ; then raise the heat and distil a gallon. To
the distilled liquor add the Diluted Alcohol and
Carbonate of Potassa, and again distil a gallon.

Spirit of Nitric Ether is of the specific gravity 0-834, is co-
lourless, has a peculiar odour, slightly reddens litmus, does not
effervesce with carbonate of soda, and, if heated by means of a
water-bath to 160°, begins to boil.

Chlorofo rmum.

Chloroform .

Take of Chlorinated Lime ten pounds;

Water three gallons and a half;

Alcohol two pints.

Mix the Chlorinated Lime first with the Water,
and then with the Alcohol, in a distillatory vessel
having the capacity of about six gallons. Distil
with a brisk heat into a refrigerated receiver, and,
when the temperature approaches to 176°, with-

iETHEREA.

draw the fire, in order that the distillation may
proceed by the heat derived solely from the re-
action of the materials. When the distillation
slackens, hasten it by a fresh application of heat,
and continue to distil until the liquid ceases to
come over with a sweet taste. Separate the
heavier layer of liquid in the receiver from the
lighter by decantation, and, having washed it first
with water, and then with a weak solution of car-
bonate of soda, agitate it thoroughly with pow-

’j

dered chloride of calcium, and distil it off by means
of a water-bath, stopping the distillation when
eleven-twelfths of the liquid have come over.
The residue, together with the light liquid of the
first distillation, may be reserved for use in a second
operation.

Chloroform is a colourless liquid, volatile, not inflammable,
of a bland ethereal odour, and hot, aromatic saccharine taste.
Its specific gravity is 1*49, and boiling point 142°. It is
slightly soluble in water, but freely so in alcohol and in ether.
Mixed with an equal volume of sulphuric acid, it does not as-
sume a reddish-brown colour, nor is the acid discoloured.
When dropped into a cold mixture of equal weights of sulphuric
acid and water, it sinks to the bottom. If a small quantity be
added to distilled water, it forms transparent globules under
the water, without assuming a milky appearance.

2ETHEREA.

COLLODTUM.

Collodion .

Take of Cotton, freed from impurities, and
finely carded, half an ounce ;

Nitrate of Potassa, in powder, ten
ounces ;

Sulphuric Acid eight fluidounces and
a half ;

Ether two pints and a half;

Alcohol a fluidounce.

Add the Sulphuric Acid to the Nitrate of Po-
tassa in a Wedgwood mortar, and triturate them
until uniformly mixed ; then add the Cotton, and,
by means of the pestle and a glass rod, imbue it
thoroughly with the mixture for four minutes.
Transfer the Cotton to a vessel containing water,
and wash it, in successive portions, by agitation
and pressure, until the washings cease to have an
acid taste, or to be precipitated on the addition of
chloride of barium. Having separated the fibres
by picking, dry the cotton with a gentle heat,
dissolve it by agitation in the Ether previously
mixed with the Alcohol, and strain. Collodion
should be kept in closely stopped bottles previously
well dried.

ALCOHOL.— ALUMEN.

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ALCOHOL.

Alcohol, Dilutum.
Diluted Alcohol.

Take of Alcohol,

Distilled Water, each, a pint.
Mix them.

The specific gravity of Diluted Alcohol is 0*935.

ALUMEN.

Alumen Exsiccatum.

Dried Alum.

Take of Alum, in coarse powder, a convenient
quantity.

Melt it in a shallow iron or earthen vessel, and
maintain it at a moderate heat until ebullition
ceases, and it becomes dry ; then rub it into
powder.

AMMONIA.

Liquor Ammonlk.

Solution of Ammonia.

(Aqua Ammonite. — Water of Ammonia.)

Take of Muriate of Ammonia, in fine powder,
Lime, each, a pound ;

Distilled Water a pint ;

Water nine fluidounces.

Break the Lime in pieces, and pour the Water
upon it in an earthen or iron vessel ; then cover
the vessel, and set it aside till the Lime falls into
powder and becomes cold. Mix this thoroughly
with the Muriate of Ammonia in a mortar, and
immediately introduce the mixture into a glass
retort. Place the retort upon a sand-bath, and
adapt to it a receiver, previously connected, by
means of a glass tube, with a quart bottle contain-
ing the Distilled Water. Then apply heat, to be
gradually increased till the bottom of the iron
vessel containing the sand becomes red-hot ; and
continue the process so long as ammonia comes
over. Remove the liquor contained in the quart
bottle, and for every fluidounce of it add three
and a half fiuidrachms of Distilled Water, or so

AMMONIA.

much as may be necessary to raise its specific
gravity to 0*960. Keep the solution in small bot-
tles well stopped.

Solution of Ammonia may also be prepared by
mixing one part, by measure, of Stronger Solution
of Ammonia with two parts of Distilled Water.

The specific gravity of Solution of Ammonia is 0*960, and
100 grains of it saturate 30 grains of officinal sulphuric acid.
In other respects it agrees in properties with Stronger Solution
of Ammonia. (See Liquor Ammonia Fortior.)

Spirit us Ammomje.

Spirit of Ammonia .

Take of Muriate of Ammonia, in fine powder,
Lime, each, a pound;

Alcohol twenty fluidounces ;

Water nine fluidounces.

Slake the Lime with the Water, mix it with
the Muriate of Ammonia, and proceed in the
manner directed for Solution of Ammonia, the
Alcohol being introduced into the quart bottle
instead of Distilled Water. When all the ammo-
nia has come over, remove the liquor contained in
the quart bottle, and keep it in small bottles well
stopped.

AMMONIA.

Of Spirit of Ammonia 100 grains saturate about 30 grains
of officinal sulphuric acid.

Spiritus Ammonia Aromaticus.
Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia .

Take of Muriate of Ammonia five ounces :
Carbonate of Potassa eight ounces ;
Cinnamon, bruised,

Cloves, bruised, each, two drachms :
Lemon Peel four ounces ;

Alcohol,

Water, each, five pints.

Mix them and distil seven pints and a half.

Liquor Ammonia: Acetatis.

Solution of Acetate of Ammonia .

(Spiritus Mindereri .—Spirit of Minder erus .)

Take of Diluted Acetic Acid two pints ;

Carbonate of Ammonia, in powder, a
sufficient quantity.

Add the Carbonate of Ammonia gradually to
the Acid until it is saturated.

This solution is colourless, and does not become coloured
by the action of sulphohydric acid. It yields no precipitate
with nitrate of silver or chloride of barium.

ANTIMONIUM.

Ammonite Carbonas.

Carbonate of Ammonia .

Take of Muriate of Ammonia a pound ;

Chalk, dried, a pound and a half.

Pulverize them separately; then mix them tho-
roughly, and sublime with a gradually increasing
heat.

Carbonate of Ammonia is in whitish, translucent masses,
wholly dissipated by heat, of a pungent ammoniacal odour, and
soluble without residue in water. On exposure to the air, it
becomes opaque, falls into powder, and deteriorates by the loss
of ammonia. When it is saturated by nitric acid, neither chlo-
ride of barium nor nitrate of silver causes a precipitate.

ANTIMONIUM.

Antimonii et Potassa; Tartras.
Tartrate of Antimony and Potassa.

( Tartar Emetic.)

Take of Sulphuret of Antimonyj in fine pow-
der, four ounces ;

Muriatic Acid twenty-five ounces ;
Nitric Acid two drachms ;

Water a gallon.

Having mixed the Acids together in a glass ves-

ANTIMONIUM.

sel, add by degrees the Sulphuret of Antimony,
and digest the mixture, with a gradually increasing
heat, till effervescence ceases ; then boil for an
hour. Filter the liquor when it has become cold,
and pour it into the Water. Wash the precipi-
tated powder frequently with water, till it is en-
tirely freed from acid, and then dry it.

Take of this powder two ounces ;

Bitartrate of Fotassa, in very fine pow-
der, two ounces and a half ;

Distilled Water eighteen fluidounces.

Boil the Water in a glass vessel; then add the
powders previously mixed together, and boil for
an hour ; lastly, filter the liquor while hot, and set
it aside to crystallize. By further evaporation,
the liquor may be made to yield an additional
quantity of crystals, which should be purified by
a second crystallization.

Tartrate of Antimony and Potassa is in transparent crystals,
which become white and opaque on exposure to the air. It is
wholly soluble in twenty parts of water. Its solution does not
yield a precipitate with chloride of barium, nor, if very dilute,
with nitrate of silver. Sulphohydric acid produces with it an
orange-red precipitate. A solution, containing one part in
forty parts of water, is not disturbed by an equal volume of a
solution of eight parts of acetate of lead in thirty- t\#o parts of
water and fifteen of acetic acid.

ANTIMONIUM.

Vinum Antimonii.

Antimonial Wine-

Take of Tartrate of Antimony and Potassa a
scruple ;

White Wine ten fluidounces.

Dissolve the Tartrate of Antimony and Potassa
in the Wine.

Antimonii Sulphuretum Pra:cipitatum.

Precipitated Sulphur et of Antimony .

Take of Sulphuret of Antimony, in fine pow-
der, six ounces ;

Solution of Potassa four pints ;

Distilled Water,

Diluted Sulphuric Acid, each, a suffi-
cient quantity.

Mix the Sulphuret of Antimony with the Solu-
tion of Potassa and twelve pints of Distilled Water,
and boil them over a gentle fire for two hours,
constantly stirring, and occasionally adding Dis-
tilled Water so as to preserve the same measure.
Strain the liquor immediately through a double
linen cloth, and drop into it, while yet hot, Diluted
Sulphuric Acid so long as it produces a precipitate;
then wash away the sulphate of potassa with hot

AQUA.

water, dry the Precipitated Sulpliuret of Anti-
mony, and rub it into a fine powder.

Precipitated Sulphuret of Antimony is a reddish-brown, in-
soluble powder. When treated with twelve times its weight of
chlorohydric acid of the sp. gr. 1*16, with the aid of heat, it is
nearly all dissolved, with effervescence of sulphohydric acid.
The residue, after having been washed and dried, burns with
the characters of sulphur, and leaves a scanty ash. The chlo-
rohydric solution, when added to water, deposits a white pow-
der. The liquor filtered from this powder yields an orange-
red precipitate with sulphohydrate of ammonia. Water in
which the preparation has been boiled should not yield a white
precipitate with chloride of barium or oxalate of ammonia.

1 ikk i |1 I r M .

AQUA.

Aqua Destillata.

Distilled Water.

Take of Water ten gallons.

First distil two pints, and throw them away;
then distil eight gallons. Keep the Distilled Wa-
ter in glass bottles.

Distilled Water is colourless and inodorous, and when evapo-
rated leaves no residue. It is not affected by lime-water, sul-
phohydric acid, chloride of barium, nitrate of silver, or oxalate
of ammonia.

AQUAE MEDICATE.

A Q U ^ MEDICATE.

Aqua Acidi Carbonici.

Carbonic Acid Water.

By means of a forcing pump, throw into a
suitable receiver, nearly filled with Water, a quan-
tity of carbonic acid equal to five times the hulk
of the Water.

Carbonic acid is obtained from Marble by means
of dilute sulphuric acid.

Carbonic Acid Water is not discoloured by sulphohydric
acid or solution of ammonia, and yields no precipitate with
sulphate of soda or ferrocyanuret of potassium.

Aqua Amygdala: A mar a.

Bitter Almond Water.

Take of Oil of Bitter Almonds sixteen minims;

Carbonate of Magnesia a drachm ;

Water two pints.

Proceed in the manner directed for Cinnamon
Water.

I V . .

Aqua Camphora.

Camphor Water.

Take of Camphor two drachms ;

AQUiE MEDICATiE.

Alcohol forty minims ;

Carbonate of Magnesia four drachms ;

Distilled Water two pints.

Rub the Camphor first with the Alcohol, after-
wards with the Carbonate of Magnesia, and lastly
with the Water gradually added ; then filter
through paper.

Aqua Cinnamomi.

Cinnamon Water.

Take of Oil of Cinnamon half a flu i drachm ;
Carbonate of Magnesia a drachm ;
Distilled Water two pints.

Rub the Oil of Cinnamon first with the Car-
bonate of Magnesia, then with the Water gradu-
ally added, and filter through paper.

In the same manner prepare

Aqua Fceniculi,

Fennel Water ,

From Oil of Fennel;

Aqua Menthje Piperita:,
Peppermint Water ,

From Oil of Peppermint; and

ARGENTUM.

Aqua Mentha; Viridis,

Spearmint Water ,

From Oil of Spearmint.

Aqua Rosa:.

Rose Water.

Take of Fresh Hundred-leaved Roses eight
pounds ;

Water two gallons.

Mix them and distil a gallon.

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ARGENTUM.

Argenti Cyanuretum.

Cyanuret of Silver.

Take of Nitrate of Silver,

Ferrocyanuret of Potassium, each, two
ounces;

Sulphuric Acid an ounce and a half ;
Distilled Water a sufficient quantity.
Dissolve the Nitrate of Silver in a pint of Dis-
tilled Water, and pour the solution into a tubulated
glass receiver. Dissolve the Ferrocyanuret of Po-
tassium in ten fluidounces of Distilled Water, and

ARGENTUM.

pour the solution into a tubulated retort, previously
adapted to the receiver. Having mixed the
Sulphuric Acid with four fluidounces of Dis-
tilled Water, add the mixture to the solution in
the retort, and distil, by means of a sand-bath,
with a moderate heat, until six fluidounces pass
over, or until the liquid that passes produces no
longer a precipitate in the receiver. Finally, wash
the precipitate with distilled water, and dry it.

Cyanuret of Silver is a white powder, insoluble in water
and in cold nitric acid, but soluble in that acid at the boiling
temperature. When heated it is decomposed, cyanogen being
given off, and metallic silver remaining.

Argenti Nitras.

Nitrate of Silver .

Take of Silver, in small pieces, an ounce ;

Nitric Acid seven fluidrachms ;

Distilled Water two fluidounces.

Mix the Acid with the Water, and dissolve the
Silver in the mixture, on a sand-bath, with a
gentle heat. Pour off the clear solution into a
porcelain capsule, and, having evaporated it to one-
half, allow it to cool that crystals may form. Pour
off the supernatant liquid, and, after due evapora-

ARGENTUM.

lion, put it aside for the formation of fresh crys-
tals. Again pour off the liquid, and evaporate
for a third crop of crystals. Lastly, place the
crystals in a glass funnel, in order that they may
drain, and, when they are dry, put them into a
bottle, which is to be well stopped, and protected
from the light.

The silver remaining in the mother water of
the last crystallization may be obtained by intro-
ducing into it a plate of copper, which will
precipitate the whole of the silver in the form of
a gray powder, which, when washed with water,
will be perfectly pure.

Nitrate of Silver is a colourless, anhydrous salt, wholly so-
luble in distilled water, and crystallizing in plates, W’hich
are sometimes of considerable size. Its solution yields with
chloride of sodium a white precipitate totally soluble in ammo-
nia. When deprived of silver by chloride of sodium, and fil-
tered, the solution is not coloured nor precipitated by sulpho-
hydric acid.

Argenti Nitras Fuses.

Fused Nitrate of Silver.

Take of Silver, in small pieces, an ounce ;
Nitric Acid seven fluidrachms;
Distilled Water two fluidounces.

ARGENTUM.

Mix the Acid with the Water, and dissolve the
Silver in the mixture, on a sand-bath, with a gen-
tle heat; then gradually increase the heat, and
evaporate to dryness. Melt the resulting salt in a
crucible over a gentle fire, and continue the heat
until ebullition ceases ; then immediately pour it
into suitable moulds.

Fused Nitrate of Silver is at first white, but darkens on ex-
posure to light. It is wholly soluble in distilled water. A solu-
tion, containing 25 grains of the salt, yields with chloride of
sodium about 21 grains of a white precipitate totally soluble
in ammonia. Its characters with other tests are the same as
those given under Nitrate of Silver.

Argenti Oxidum.

Oxide of Silver.

Take of Nitrate of Silver four ounces ;

Distilled Water half a pint;

Solution of Potassa a pint and a half,
or a sufficient quantity.

Dissolve the Nitrate of Silver in the Water, and
to the solution add the Solution of Potassa, so long
as it produces a precipitate. Wash the precipitate
repeatedly with water until the washings are
nearly tasteless. Lastly, dry the powder, and

ARSENICUM.

keep it in a well stopped bottle, protected from
the light.

Oxide of Silver is an olive-brown powder, very slightly solu-
ble in water. Exposed to heat it gives out oxygen, and is
wholly converted into metallic silver. When it is dissolved in
nitric acid, and the solution is precipitated by chloride of so-
dium in excess, the supernatant liquid is not discoloured by
sulphohydrate of ammonia.

ARSENICUM.

Arsenici Iodidum.

Iodide of Arsenic.

Take of Arsenic a drachm ;

Iodine five drachms.

Rub the Arsenic in a mortar until reduced to a
very fine powder, free from metallic lustre ; then
add the Iodine, and rub them together till they
are thoroughly mixed. Put the mixture into a
small flask or a test-tube, loosely stopped, and heat
it very gently until liquefaction occurs. Then
incline the vessel in different directions, in order
that any portion of the Iodine, which may have
condensed on its inner surface, may be returned

ARSENICUM.

into the fused mass. Lastly, pour the melted
Iodide on a porcelain slab, and, when it is cold,
break it into pieces, and put it into a bottle, which
is to be well stopped.

Iodide of Arsenic is an orange-red, crystalline solid, entirely
soluble in water, and wholly volatilized by heat.

Liquor Arsenici et Hydrargyri Iodidi.
Solution of Iodide of Arsenic and Mercury .
Take of Iodide of Arsenic,

Red Iodide of Mercury, each, thirty-
five grains ;

Distilled Water half a pint.

Rub the Iodides with half a fluidounce of the
Water, and, when they have dissolved, add the
remainder of the Water, heat to the boiling point,
and filter.

Liquor Potassa; Arsenitis.

Solution of Arsenite of Potassa.

Take of Arsenious Acid, in small fragments,

Pure Carbonate of Potassa, each, sixty-
four grains ;

Distilled Water a sufficient quantity:

BARIUM.

Compound Spirit of Lavender half
a fluidounce.

Boil the Arsenious Acid and Carbonate of Po-
tassa, in a glass vessel, with twelve fluidounces of
Distilled Water till the Acid is entirely dissolved.
To the solution, when cold, add the Spirit of La-
vender, and afterwards sufficient Distilled Water
to make it fill exactly the measure of a pint.

BARIUM.

Barix Chloridxjm.

Chloride of Barium .

(Barytac Murias. — Muriate of Baryta.)

Take of Carbonate of Baryta, in small frag-
ments, a pound ;

Muriatic Acid twelve fluidounces ;

Water three pints.

Mix the Acid with the Water, and gradually
add the Carbonate of Baryta. Towards the close
of the effervescence apply a gentle heat, and, when
the action has ceased, filter the liquor, and evapo-
rate so that crystals may form when it cools.

BISMUTHUM.

Chloride of Barium is wholly soluble in water. Its solution
is not affected by ammonia or sulphohydric acid. When sul-
phuric acid is added in excess, no further precipitate is produced
on the addition of carbonate of soda.

Liquor Barix Chloridi.

Solution of Chloride of Barium.

Take of Chloride of Barium an ounce;

Distilled Water three fluidounces.
Dissolve the Chloride of Barium in the Water,
and filter.

BISMUTHUM.

Bismuths Surnitras.

Subnitrate of Bismuth .

Take of Bismuth, in fragments, an ounce;

Nitric Acid two fluidounces ;

Distilled Water a sufficient quantity.

Mix a fluidounce of Distilled Water with the
Nitric Acid, and dissolve the Bismuth in the mix-
ture. When the solution is complete, pour the
clear liquor into three pints of Distilled Water,
and set the mixture by, that the powder may sub-

CALX.

side. Lastly, having poured off the supernatant
liquid, wash the Subnitrate of Bismuth with Dis-
tilled Water, wrap it in bibulous paper, and dry it
with a gentle heat.

Subnitrate of Bismuth is a white powder, which is black-
ened by sulphohydric acid. It is dissolved, without efferves-
cence, by nitric acid, forming a colourless solution, which does
not yield a precipitate upon the addition of diluted sulphuric
acid.

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CALX.

Liquor Calcii Chloridx.

Solution of Chloride of Calcium .

( Solution of Muriate of Lime.)

Take of Marble, in fragments, nine ounces ;

Muriatic Acid a pint ;

Distilled Water a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Acid with half a pint of the Distilled
Water, and gradually add the Marble. Towrards
the close of the effervescence apply a gentle heat,
and, when the action has ceased, pour off the clear
liquor and evaporate to dryness. Dissolve the
residue in its weight and a half of Distilled
Water, and filter the solution.

CALX.

Liquor Calcis.

Lime-water .

Take of Lime four ounces ;

Distilled Water a gallon.

Upon the Lime, first slaked with a little of the
Water, pour the remainder of the Water, and stir
them together ; then immediately cover the vessel,
and set it aside for three hours. Keep the solu-
tion, together with the undissolved Lime, in
stopped glass bottles, and pour off the clear liquor
when wanted for use.

Water free from saline or other obvious impu-
rity, though not distilled, may be employed in this
process.

Calcis Carbonas Pill cum tat is.
Precipitated Carbonate of Lime .

Take of Solution of Chloride of Calcium five
pints and a half;

Carbonate of Soda six pounds ;
Distilled Water a sufficient quantity.
Dissolve the Carbonate of Soda in six pints of
Distilled Water. Heat this solution and the Solu-
tion of Chloride of Calcium, separately, to the boil-
ing point, and mix them. After the precipitate
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has subsided, pour off the supernatant liquid, wash
the precipitate repeatedly with Distilled Water,
and dry it on bibulous paper.

Precipitated Carbonate of Lime is a very fine white powder,
free from grittiness, insoluble in water, but wholly soluble in
dilute chlorohydric acid, with copious effervescence of carbonic
acid gas.

Greta Prjeparata.

Prepared Chalk .

Take of Chalk a convenient quantity.

Add a little water to the Chalk, and rub it into
a fine powder. Throw this into a large vessel
nearly full of water, stir briskly, and, after a short
interval, pour the supernatant liquor, while yet
turbid, into another vessel. Repeat the process
with the Chalk remaining in the first vessel, and
set the turbid liquor by, that the powder may sub-
side. Lastly, pour off the water, and dry the
powder.

Testa Pra;parata.

Prepared Oyster-shell

Take of Oyster-shell a convenient quantity.
Free it from extraneous matter, wash it with

CARBO ANIMALIS.

boiling water, and reduce it to powder ; then pre-
pare it in the manner directed for Chalk.

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CARBO ANIMALIS.

Carbo Animalis Purificatus.

Purified Animal Charcoal .

Take of Animal Charcoal a pound ;

Muriatic Acid,

Water, each, twelve fluidounces.

Pour the Muriatic Acid, previously mixed with
the Water, gradually upon the Charcoal, and di-
gest with a gentle heat for two days, occasionally
stirring the mixture. Having allowed the undis-
solved portion to subside, pour off the supernatant
liquor, wash the Charcoal frequently with water
until it is entirely free from aeid, and dry it.

Purified Animal Charcoal does not effervesce on the addition
of chloroh)Tdric acid, nor does it impart to the acid anything
capable of yielding a precipitate with ammonia or its car-
bonate.

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CERATA.

Ceratum Calaminai.

Calamine Cerate .

Ceratum Zinci Carbonatis, U. S. Ph ., 1840,
(Turner's Cerate.)

Take of Prepared Calamine,

Yellow Wax, each, three ounces ;

Lard a pound.

Melt the Wax and Lard together, and, when
upon cooling they begin to thicken, add the Cala-
mine, and stir the mixture constantly until cool.

Ceratum Cantharidis.

Cerate of Spanish Flies .

(Emplastrum Epispasticum. — Blistering Plaster.)

Take of Spanish Flies, in very fine powder, a
pound ;

Yellow Wax,

Resin, each, seven ounces ;

Lard ten ounces.

To the Wax, Resin, and Lard, previously melt-
ed together and strained, add the Spanish Flies,
and, by means of a water-bath, keep the mixture
in a fluid state for half an hour, stirring occa-

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sionally ; then remove it from the bath, and stir
it constantly until cool.

Ceratum Cetacei.

Spermaceti Cerate .

Take of Spermaceti an ounce ;

White Wax three ounces ;

Olive Oil six fluidounces.

Melt together the Spermaceti and Wax; then
add the Oil previously heated, and stir the mixture
until cool.

Ceratum Plumri Subacetatis.

Cerate of Subacetate of Lead.

(Goulard’s Cerate.)

Take of Solution of Subacetate of Lead two
fluidounces and a half ;

White Wax four ounces ;

Olive Oil nine fluidounces ;

Camphor half a drachm.

Mix the Wax, previously melted, with eight
fluidounces of the Oil ; then remove the mixture
from the fire, and, when it begins to thicken, gra-
dually pour in the Solution of Subacetate of Lead,
stirring constantly with a wooden spatula till it
becomes cool. Lastly, add the Camphor dissolved
in the remainder of the Oil, and mix.

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CERATA.

Ceratum Resina:.

Resin Cerate .

( Basilicon Ointment.)

Take of Resin five ounces;

Lard eight ounces;

Yellow Wax two ounces.

Melt them together, strain through linen, and
stir them constantly until cook

Ceratum Resina: Compositum.
Compound Resin Cerate .

Take of Resin,

Suet,

Yellow Wax, each, a pound;
Turpentine half a pound ;

Flaxseed Oil half a pint.

Melt them together, strain through linen, and
stir them constantly until cool.

Ceratum Sabina:.

Savine Cerate .

Take of Savine, in powder, two ounces;

Resin Cerate a pound.

Mix the Savine with the Cerate previously
softened.

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Ceratum Saponis.

Soap Cerate .

Take of Solution of Subacetate of Lead two
pints ;

Soap six ounces ;

White Wax ten ounces ;

Olive Oil a pint.

Boil the Solution of Subacetate of Lead with
the Soap, over a slow fire, to the consistence of
honey ; then transfer to a water-bath, and evapo-
rate until all the moisture is dissipated ; lastly, add
the Wax previously melted with the Oil, and mix.

Ceratum Simplex.

Simple Cerate .

Take of Lard eight ounces;

White Wax four ounces.

Melt them together, and stir them constantly
until cool.

Ceratum Zinci Carbonatis.

Cerate of Carbonate of Zinc.

Take of Precipitated Carbonate of Zinc two
drachms ;

Simple Ointment ten drachms.

Mix them.

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CONFECTIONES.

CONFECTIO AROMATICA.

Aromatic Confection .

Take of Aromatic Powder five ounces and a
half;

Saffron, in powder, half an ounce ;
Syrup of Orange Peel six ounces;
Clarified Honey two ounces.

Rub the Aromatic Powder with the Saffron ;
then add the Syrup and Honey, and beat the
whole together until thoroughly mixed.

CoNFECTIO AtJRANTII CoRTICIS.

Confection of Orange Peel .

Take of Orange Peel, recently separated from
the fruit by grating, a pound ;

Sugar three pounds.

Beat the Orange Peel with the Sugar gradually
added, till they are thoroughly mixed.

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CoNFECTIO OfII.

Confection of Opium .

Take of Opium, in powder, four drachms and
a half ;

Aromatic Powder six ounces ;
Clarified Honey fourteen ounces.

Rub the Opium w7ith the Aromatic Powder;
then add the Honey, and heat the whole together
until thoroughly mixed.

CoNFECTIO RoS.E.

Confection of Roses .

( Conserve of Roses.)

Take of Red Roses, in powder, four ounces ;
Sugar, in powder, thirty ounces ;
Clarified Honey six ounces ;

Rose Water eight fluidounces.

Rub the Roses with the Rose Water heated to
150°; then gradually add the Sugar and Honey,
and heat the whole together until thoroughly
mixed.

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CONFECTIONES.

CoNFECTIO SeNNJE.

Confection of Senna .

(. Lenitive Electuary .)

Take of Senna eight ounces ;

Coriander four ounces ;

Liquorice Root, bruised, three ounces;

Figs a pound ;

Pulp of Prunes,

Pulp of Tamarinds,

Pulp of Purging Cassia, each, half a
pound ;

Sugar two pounds and a half ;

Water four pints.

Rub the Senna and Coriander together, and
separate ten ounces of the powder with a sieve.
Boil the residue with the Liquorice Root and
Figs, in the Water, to one-half; then press out
the liquor and strain. Evaporate the strained
liquor, by means of a water-bath, to a pint and a
half ; then add the Sugar and form a syrup. Last-
ly, rub the Pulps with the syrup gradually added,
and, having thrown in the sifted powder, beat all
together until thoroughly mixed.

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CUPRUM.

Cuprum Ammoniatum.

Jlmmoniated Copper.

Take of Sulphate of Copper half an ounce;

Carbonate of Ammonia six drachms.
Rub them together in a glass mortar till the
effervescence ceases ; then wrap the Ammoniated
Copper in bibulous paper, and dry it with a gentle
heat. Let it be kept in a well-stopped glass bottle.

DECOCTA.

De COCTUM CeTRARDE.

Decoction of Iceland Moss.

Take of Iceland Moss half an ounce ;

Water a pint and a half.

Boil down to a pint, and strain with compres-
sion.

Decoctum Chxmaphieje.

Decoction of Pipsissewa.

Take of Pipsissewa, bruised, an ounce ;

Water a pint and a half.

Boil down to a pint, and strain.

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DECOCTA.

Decoctum Cinchona Flava:.
Decoction of Yellow Bark .

Take of Yellow Bark, bruised, an ounce ;
Water a pint.

Boil for ten minutes in a covered vessel, and
strain the liquor while hot.

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Decoctum Cinchona: Rubra:.
Decoction of Red Bark.

Take of Red Bark, bruised, an ounce ;

Water a pint.

Boil for ten minutes in a covered vessel, and
strain the liquor while hot.

Decoctum Cornus Florida:.

Decoction of Dogwood.

Take of Dogwood, bruised, an ounce;

Water a pint.

Boil for ten minutes in a covered vessel, and
strain the liquor while hot.

Decoctum Dulcamara:.

Decoction of Bittersweet.

Take of Bittersweet, bruised, an ounce;

Water a pint and a half.

Boil down to a pint, and strain.

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DeCOCTUM HiEMATOXYLI.

Decoction of Logwood.

Take of Logwood, rasped, an ounce;

Water two pints.

Boil down to a pint, and strain.

Decoctum Horde i.

Decoction of Barley.

Take of Barley two ounces;

Water four pints and a half.

First wash away, with cold water, the extrane-
ous matters which adhere to the Barley ; then
pour upon it half a pint of the Water, and boil for
a short time. Having thrown away this Water,
pour the remainder boiling hot upon the Barley;
then boil down to two pints, and strain.

Decoctum Quercus Aebje.

Decoction of White Oak Bark.

Take of White Oak Bark, bruised, an ounce;

Water a pint and a half.

Boil down to a pint, and strain.

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DECOCTA.

Decoctum Sarsaparilla Compositum.
Compound Decoction of Sarsaparilla .

Take of Sarsaparilla, sliced and bruised, six
ounces ;

Bark of Sassafras Root, sliced,
Guaiacum Wood, rasped,

Liquorice Root, bruised, each, an
ounce ;

Mezereon, sliced, three drachms;
Water four pints.

Macerate for twelve hours ; then boil for a
quarter of an hour, and strain.

Decoctum Senega.

Decoction of Seneka.

Take of Seneka, bruised, an ounce;

Water a pint and a half.

Boil down to a pint, and strain.

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Decoctum Uya Ursi.

Decoction of Uva Ursi.

Take of Uva Ursi an ounce;

Water twenty fluidounces.

Boil down to a pint, and strain.

EMPLASTRA.

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EMPLASTRA.

Emplastrum Ammoniaci.

Ammoniac Plaster .

Take of Ammoniac five ounces ;

Diluted Acetic Acid half a pint.
Dissolve the Ammoniac in the Diluted Acetic
Acid, and strain; then evaporate the solution by
means of a water-bath, stirring constantly until it
acquires a proper consistence.

Emplastrum Ammoniaci cum Hydrargyro.

Plaster of Ammoniac with Mercury .

Take of Ammoniac a pound ;

Mercury three ounces ;

Olive Oil a fluidrachm ;

Sulphur eight grains.

Heat the Oil, and gradually add the Sulphur,
constantly stirring, until they unite ; then add the
Mercury, and triturate until globules no longer
appear. Boil the Ammoniac with sufficient water
to cover it until they are mixed ; then strain
through a hair sieve, and evaporate, by means of
a water-bath, until a small portion taken from the

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vessel hardens on cooling. Lastly, add the Am-
moniac, while yet hot, gradually to the mixture of
Oil, Sulphur, and Mercury, and thoroughly incor-
porate all the ingredients.

EmPLASTRUM AsSAFCETIDA.

Assafetida Plaster .

Take of Assafetida,

Lead Plaster, each, a pound ;

Galbanum,

Yellow Wax, each, half a pound;

Alcohol three pints.

Dissolve the Assafetida and Galbanum in the

Alcohol with the aid of a water-bath, strain the
liquor while hot, and evaporate to the consistence
of honey ; then add the Lead Plaster and Wax
previously melted together, stir the mixture well,
and evaporate to the proper consistence.

Emplastrum Belladonna:.
Belladonna Plaster .

Take of Resin Plaster three ounces ;

Extract of Belladonna an ounce and a
half.

Add the Extract to the Plaster, previously
melted by the heat of a water-bath, and mix.

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Emplastrum Ferri.

Iron Plaster .

(Emplastrum Roborans. — Strengthening Plaster.)

Take of Subcarbonate of Iron three ounces ;

Lead Plaster two pounds ;

Burgundy Pitch half a pound.

Add the Subcarbonate of Iron to the Lead
Plaster and Burgundy Pitch, previously melted
together, and stir them constantly until they
thicken upon cooling.

Emplastrum Galbani Compositum.

Compound Galbanum Plaster .

Take of Galbanum eight ounces;

Turpentine ten drachms;

Burgundy Pitch three ounces ;

Lead Plaster three pounds.

To the Galbanum and Turpentine, previously
melted together and strained, add first the Bur-
gundy Pitch, and afterwards the Lead Plaster,
melted over a gentle fire, and mix the whole
together.

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EiMPLASTRUM HydRARGYRIo

Mercurial Plaster .

Take of Mercury six ounces ;

Olive Oil,

Resin, each, two ounces ;

Lead Plaster a pound.

Melt the Oil and Resin together, and, when they
have become cool, rub the Mercury with them till
the globules disappear; then gradually add the
Lead Plaster previously melted, and mix the
whole together.

Emplastrum Opii.

Opium Plaster .

Take of Opium, in powder, two ounces ;
Burgundy Pitch three ounces;

Lead Plaster a pound ;

Boiling Water four fluidounces.

Melt together the Lead Plaster and Burgundy
Pitch; then add the Opium previously mixed with
the Water, and boil them over a gentle fire to the
proper consistence.

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EMPLASTRUM PlCIS BuRGUNDICiE.

Burgundy Pitch Plaster .

Take of Burgundy Pitch six pounds ;

Yellow Wax half a pound.

Melt them together, and stir them constantly
till they thicken on cooling.

Emplastrum Picis cum Cantharide.
Plaster of Pitch with Spanish Flies.

(Emplastrum Calefaciens. — Warming Plaster.)

Take of Burgundy Pitch three pounds and a
half;

Cerate of Spanish Flies half a pound.
Melt them together by means of a water-bath,
and stir them constantly till they thicken upon
cooling,

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Emplastrum Plumbi.

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Lead Plaster .

Take of Semivitrified Oxide of Lead, in very
fine powder, five pounds;

Olive Oil a gallon ;

Water two pints.

Boil them together over a gentle fire, stirring
constantly, until the Oil and Oxide of Lead unite

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into a plaster. It will be proper to add a little
boiling water, if that employed at the commence-
ment be nearly all consumed before the end of the
process.

Emplastrum Resina:.

Resin Plaster .

{Adhesive Plaster.)

Take of Resin, in powder, half a pound ;

Lead Plaster three pounds.

To the Lead Plaster, melted over a gentle fire,
add the Resin, and mix them.

Emplastrum Saponis.

Soap Plaster .

Take of Soap, sliced, four ounces;

Lead Plaster three pounds.

Rub the Soap with sufficient water to bring it
to a semi-fluid state ; then mix it with the Plaster
previously melted, and boil to the proper con-
sistence.

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EXTRACTA.

In the preparation of the Extracts, evaporate,
unless otherwise directed, as quickly as possible,
in broad, shallowT dishes, by means of a water-bath,
until they have acquired the consistence proper
for forming pills ; and, towards the end of the
process, stir them constantly with a spatula.
Sprinkle upon the softer Extracts a small quan-
tity of Alcohol.

Extractum Aconiti Alcoholicum.

Alcoholic Extract of Aconite .

Take of Aconite Leaves, in coarse powder, a
pound;

Diluted Alcohol four pints.

Moisten the powder with half a pint of the
Diluted Alcohol, and, having allowed the mixture
to stand for twenty-four hours, transfer it to a
percolator, and add gradually the remainder of
the Diluted Alcohol. When the last portion of
this has penetrated the powder, pour in sufficient
water from time to time to keep the mass covered.
Cease to filter when the liquid which passes be-

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gins to produce a precipitate, as it falls, in that
which has already passed. Distil off the alcohol
from the filtered liquor, and evaporate the residue
to the proper consistence.

In the same manner prepare
Ext 11 a c t tj m Belladonna Alcoholicum,
Alcoholic Extract of Belladonna ,

From Belladonna, in coarse powder;

Extractum Conii Alcoholicum,
Alcoholic Extract of Hemlock ,

From Hemlock Leaves, in coarse powder ;

Extractum Hellebori,

Extract of Black Hellebore ,

From Black Hellebore, in coarse powder;

Extractum Hyqscyami Alcoholicum,
Alcoholic Extract of Henbane ,

From Henbane Leaves, in coarse powder; and

Extractum Sarsaparilla,

Extract of Sarsaparilla ,

From Sarsaparilla, in coarse powder.

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Extractum Cinchona: Flava:.

Extract of Yellow Bark.

Take of Yellow Bark, in coarse powder, a
pound ;

Alcohol four pints ;

Water a sufficient quantity.

Macerate the Yellow Bark with the Alcohol
for four days; then filter by means of a percolator,
and, when the liquid ceases to pass, pour gradually
upon the Bark sufficient Water to keep its surface
covered. When the filtered tincture measures
four pints, set it aside and proceed with the filtra-
tion until six pints of infusion are obtained. Distil
off the alcohol from the tincture, and evaporate
the infusion, till the liquids respectively are brought
to the consistence of thin honey ; then mix them,
and evaporate so as to form an extract.

In the same manner prepare

Extractum Cinchona: Rubra:,

Extract of Red Bark ,

From Red Bark, in coarse powder;

Extractum Jalaiuk,

Extract of Jalap ,

From Jalap, in coarse powder; and

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Extract um Podophylli,

Extract of May-apple,

From May-apple, in coarse powder.

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Extractum Colchicx Acetxcum.

Acetic Extract of Colchicum.

Take of Colchicum Root, in coarse powder, a
pound ;

Acetic Acid four fluidounces ;

Water a sufficient quantity.

To the Acetic Acid add a pint of Water, and
mix the resulting liquid with the Colchicum Root.
Transfer the mixture to a percolator, and pour
Water gradually upon it until the liquid passes
with little or no taste. Lastly, evaporate the
liquid, in a porcelain vessel, to the proper con-
sistence.

Extractum Colocynthidis Compositum.
Compound Extract of Colocynth.

Take of Colocynth, deprived of the seeds and
sliced, six ounces;

Aloes, in powder, twelve ounces ;
Scammony, in powder, four ounces ;
Cardamom, in powder, an ounce;

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Soap three ounces;

Diluted Alcohol a gallon.

Macerate the Colocynth in the Diluted Alco-
hol, with a gentle heat, for four days. Express
and filter the liquor, and add to it the Aloes,
Scammony, and Soap ; then evaporate to the pro-
per consistence, and, near the end of the process,

mix the Cardamom with the other ingredients.

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Extract or Conii.

Extract of Hemlock .

Take of fresh Hemlock Leaves a pound.

Bruise them in a stone mortar, sprinkling on
them a little water; then express the juice, and,
having heated it to the boiling point, filter it, and
evaporate to the proper consistence, either in a
vacuum with the aid of heat, or in shallow ves-
sels, at ordinary temperatures, by means of a cur-
rent of air directed over the surface of the liquid.

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Extra c toi Gent fax a.

Extract of Gentian .

Take of Gentian, in coarse powder, a pound;

W ater a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Gentian with a pint of Water, and,

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after allowing the mixture to stand for twenty-four
hours, transfer it to a percolator, and pour Water
upon it gradually until the liquid passes but
slightly impregnated with the properties of the
Gentian. Heat the filtered liquor to the boiling
point, strain, and evaporate to the proper con-
sistence.

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In the same manner prepare

Extractum Dulcamaras,

Extract of Bittersweet ,

From Bittersweet, in coarse powder;

Extractum Juglanbis,

Extract of Butternut ,

From Butternut, in coarse powder;

Extractum Kramerle,

Extract of Rhatany ,

From Rhatany, in coarse powder ; and

Extractum Qu assize,

Extract of Quassia ,

From Quassia, rasped.

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ExTRACTUM HiEMATOXYLI.

Extract of Logwood .

Take of Logwood, rasped, a pound;

Water a gallon.

Boil down to four pints, and strain the liquor
while hot; then evaporate to the proper con-
sistence.

Extractum Nucxs Vomica:.

Extract of Nux Vomica.

Take of Nux Vomica a pound;

Alcohol a sufficient quantity.

Expose the Nux Vomica to steam till it is soft-
ened ; then, having sliced and dried it, grind it
into powder. Introduce it into a percolator, and
pour Alcohol upon it gradually until the liquid
passes without bitterness. Distil off the greater
part of the alcohol from the filtered liquor, and
evaporate the residue to the proper consistence.

Extractum Opii.

Extract of Opium .

Take of Opium a pound ;

Water five pints.

Cut the Opium into small pieces, macerate it

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for twenty-four hours in a pint of the Water, and
reduce it to a soft mass by trituration. Express the
liquid, and treat the residue with each of the four
remaining pints of Water successively in the same
manner. Mix the liquors, filter, and evaporate by
means of a water-bath to the proper consistence.

Extra ctum Rhei.

Extract of Rhubarb .

Take of Rhubarb, in coarse powder, a pound ;

Diluted Alcohol a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Rhubarb with an equal bulk of coarse
sand, moisten it thoroughly with Diluted Alcohol,
and, having allowed it to stand for twenty-four
hours, put it into a percolator, and add Diluted
Alcohol gradually until four pints of filtered liquor
are obtained; then, by means of a water-bath,
evaporate to the proper consistence.

Extract um Stramonii Foliorlm.

Extract of Stramonium Leaves .

Take of Stramonium Leaves a pound.

Bruise them in a stone mortar, sprinkling on
them a little water ; then express the juice, and,
having heated it to the boiling point, strain, and
evaporate to the proper consistence.

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In the same manner prepare

Extract ltm Aconiti,
Extract of Aconite ,
From fresh Aconite Leaves ;

Extractum Belladonna,
Extract of Belladonna ,
From fresh Belladonna ; and

Extractum Hyoscyami,
Extract of Henbane ,
From fresh Henbane Leaves.

Extractum Stramonii Seminis.

Extract of Stramonium Seed .

Take of Stramonium Seed, ground into powder,
a pound ;

Diluted Alcohol a sufficient quantity.

Having rubbed the powder with half a pint of
Diluted Alcohol, introduce the mixture into a per-
colator, and pour upon it gradually Diluted Alco-
hol till the liquid passes colourless. Distil off the
alcohol from the filtered liquor, and evaporate the
residue to the proper consistence.

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Extractum Taraxaci.

Extract of Dandelion.

Take of Dandelion, gathered in September, five
pounds.

Slice the Dandelion ; bruise it in a stone mor-
tar, sprinkling on it a little water, until reduced
to a pulp ; then express the juice, strain, and
evaporate in a vacuum, or in a shallow dish over a
water-bath, constantly stirring, to the proper con-
sistence.

EXTRACTA FLUIDA,

Extractum Cubebje Fluidum.

Fluid Extract of Cubebs.

Take of Cubebs, in powder, a pound;

Ether a sufficient quantity.

Put the Cubebs into a percolator, and, having
packed it carefully, pour Ether gradually upon it
until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained ;
then distil off, by means of a water-bath, at a
gentle heat, a pint and a half of the ether, and
expose the residue, in a shallow vessel, until the
whole of the ether has evaporated.

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Extractum Piperis Fluidum.

Fluid Extract of Black Pepper.

Take of Black Pepper, in powder, a pound ;

Ether a sufficient quantity.

Put the powder into a percolator, and pour
Ether gradually upon it until two pints of filtered
liquor are obtained. From this distil off, by
means of a water-bath, at a gentle heat, a pint and
a half of ether, and expose the residue, in a shallow
vessel, until the whole of the ether has evaporated,
and the deposition of piperin in crystals has
ceased. Lastly, separate the piperin by expression
through a cloth, and keep the liquid portion.

Extractum Rhei Fluidum.

Fluid Extract of Rhubarb.

Take of Rhubarb, in coarse powder, eight
ounces:

Sugar five ounces ;

Tincture of Ginger half a fluidounce ;

Oil of Fennel,

Oil of Anise, each, four minims;

Diluted Alcohol a sufficient quantity.

To the Rhubarb, previously mixed with an equal

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bulk of coarse sand, add twelve fluidounces of
Diluted Alcohol, and allow the mixture to stand
for twenty-four hours. Transfer the mass to a
percolator, and gradually pour upon it Diluted
Alcohol until the liquid which passes has little of
the odour or taste of the Rhubarb. Evaporate the
tincture thus obtained, by means of a water-bath,
to five fluidounces ; then add the Sugar, and, after
it is dissolved, mix thoroughly with the resulting
Fluid Extract the Tincture of Ginger holding the
Oils in solution.

Extractum Sarsaparilla Fluid um.
Fluid Extract of Sarsaparilla .

Take of Sarsaparilla, sliced and bruised, sixteen
ounces ;

Liquorice Root, bruised,

Bark of Sassafras Root, bruised, each,
two ounces;

Mezereon, sliced, six drachms;

Sugar twelve ounces ;

Diluted Alcohol eight pints.

Macerate all the ingredients together, excepting
the Sugar, for fourteen days; then express and
filter. Evaporate the liquid, by means of a water-

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bath, to twelve fluidounces ; add the Sugar to it
while still hot ; and remove from the bath as soon
as the Sugar is dissolved.

Extractum Senna: Fluidum.

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Fluid Extract of Senna .

Take of Senna, in coarse powder, two pounds
and a half;

Sugar twenty ounces ;

Oil of Fennel a fluidrachm ;

Compound Spirit of Ether two flui-
drachms;

Diluted Alcohol four pints.

Mix the Senna with the Diluted Alcohol, and,
having allowed the mixture to stand for twenty-
four hours, introduce it into a percolator, and
gradually pour in water mixed with one-third of
its bulk of Alcohol, until a gallon and a half of
liquid shall have passed. Evaporate the liquid
by means of a water-bath to twenty fluidounces,
filter, then add the Sugar, and, when it is dissolved,
the Compound Spirit of Ether holding the Oil of
Fennel in solution.

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Extractum Spigelia: et Senna: Feuidum.

Fluid Extract of Spigelia and Senna .

Take of Pinkroot, in coarse powder, a pound ;

Senna, in coarse powder, six ounces ;

Sugar a pound and a half ;

Carbonate of Potassa six drachms ;

Oil of Caraway,

Oil of Anise, each, half a fluidrachm ;

Diluted Alcohol a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Pinkroot and Senna with two pints of
Diluted Alcohol, and, having allowed the mixture
to stand for two days, transfer it to a percolator,
and gradually pour upon it Diluted Alcohol until
half a gallon of liquid has passed. Evaporate the
liquid, by means of a water-bath, to a pint; then
add the Carbonate of Potassa, and, after the sedi-
ment has dissolved, the Sugar previously triturated
with the Oils. Lastly, dissolve the Sugar with a
gentle heat.

Extract um Valeriana: Feuidum.

Fluid Extract of Valerian .

Take of Valerian, in coarse powder, eight
ounces ;

Ether four fluidounces ;

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Alcohol twelve fluidounces;

Diluted Alcohol a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Ether and Alcohol, and, having incor-
porated the Valerian with one half of the mixture,
introduce the mass into a percolator, and gradually
pour in the remainder ; then add Diluted Alco-
hol until the whole liquid which has passed shall
amount to a pint. Put the ethereal liquid thus
obtained into a shallow vessel, and allow it to
evaporate spontaneously until reduced to five
fluidounces. Upon the mass in the percolator
pour gradually Diluted Alcohol until ten fluid-
ounces of tincture have passed. With this mix
the five fluidounces left after the spontaneous evapo-
ration, taking care to dissolve in a little alcohol
any oleo-resinous matter which may have been
deposited, and to add it to the rest. Allow the
mixture to stand, with occasional agitation, for
four hours, and then filter. The resulting Fluid
Extract should measure a pint ; and, if it be less
than that quantity, the deficiency should be sup-
plied by the addition of alcohol.

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FEREUM.

Tin ct ur a Ferri Chloride
Tincture of Chloride of Iron .

(Tincture of Muriate of Iron.)

Take of Subcarbonate of Iron half a pound ;

Muriatic Acid a pint;

Alcohol three pints.

Pour the Acid upon the Subcarbonate of Iron5
in a glass or porcelain vessel, mix them, and,
when effervescence has ceased, apply a gentle heat,
and continue it, stirring occasionally, until the
Carbonate is dissolved ; then filter the solution, and
mix it with the Alcohol.

Ferri Citras,

Citrate of Iron.

Take of Citric Acid five ounces and a half;

Sulphate of Iron twelve ounces ;

Distilled W ater five fluidounces.

Dissolve the Acid in the Water. Then prepare
from the Sulphate the Hydrated Oxide of Iron,
according to the formula for that substance. To
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maintained at that temperature, gradually add the
Hydrated Oxide, in its moist and recent state, as
long as it is dissolved, and until the Acid is fully
saturated. Filter the liquid, and, having evapo-
rated it to the consistence of a thick syrup, spread
it in layers on glass or porcelain plates, so that,
when dried, it may form thin laminae, which are
to be detached from the plates, and broken into
pieces of convenient size.

Citrate of Iron, as thus prepared, is in thin transparent
pieces, of a garnet-red colour. It is slowly soluble in cold,
but readily soluble in boiling water, and possesses a mild, acid,
chalybeate taste.

FeRRI ET PoTASSiE TARTRAS.

Tartrate of Iron and Potassa .

Take of Sulphate of Iron eight ounces ;

Bitartrate of Potassa seven ounces ;

Distilled Water half a gallon.

Prepare from the Sulphate the Hydrated Oxide
of Iron, according to the formula for that sub-
stance. Mix the Bitartrate of Potassa with the
Distilled Water, heat the mixture to 140°, and,
keeping it at that temperature, add gradually the
Hydrated Oxide, frequently stirring, until it ceases

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to be dissolved. Then filter the solution, evaporate
it by means of a water-bath to the consistence of
Syrup, and spread it upon plates of glass or porce-
lain, so that it may dry in the form of scales.

Tartrate of Iron and Potassa is in transparent scales, of a
ruby-red colour, and wholly soluble in water. Its solution does
not change the colour of litmus, and at common temperatures
does not yield a precipitate with potassa, soda, or ammonia.
Ferrocyanuret of potassium does not render it blue, unless an
acid be added.

Ferri Ferrocyanuretum.

Ferrocyanuret of Iron .

[Pure Prussian Blue.)

Take of Sulphate of Iron four ounces ;

Sulphuric Acid three fluidrachms and
a half;

Nitric Acid six fluidrachms, or a suffi-
cient quantity;

Ferrocyanuret of Potassium four
ounces and a half ;

Water two pints.

Dissolve the Sulphate of Iron in a pint of the
Water, and, having added the Sulphuric Acid, boil
the solution. Pour into it the Nitric Acid, in
small portions, boiling the liquid for a minute or
two after each addition, until a dark colour is no

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longer produced; then allow it to cool. Dissolve
the Ferrocyanuret of Potassium in the remainder
of the Water, and add this solution gradually to
the first liquid, agitating the mixture after each
addition; then pour it upon a filter. Wash the
precipitate with boiling water until the washings
pass tasteless. Lastly, dry it and rub it into
powder.

If Ferrocyanuret of Iron be boiled with dilute chlorohydric
acid, and ammonia be added to the filtered liquor, no precipi-
tate is produced.

Ferrt Iodidum.

Iodide of Iron .

Take of Iodine two ounces ;

Iron Filings an ounce;

Distilled Water a pint and a half.

Mix the Iodine with a pint of the Distilled
Water, in a porcelain or glass vessel, and gradually
add the Iron Filings, stirring constantly. Heat
the mixture gently until the liquid acquires a light
greenish colour ; then filter, and, after the liquid
has passed, pour upon the filter the remainder of
the Distilled Water boiling hot. When this
has passed, evaporate the filtered liquor, at a

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temperature not exceeding 212°, in an iron vessel,
to dryness. Keep the dry Iodide in a closely
stopped bottle.

Iodide of Iron, when recently prepared, is wholly soluble in
water, forming a greenish solution, which has the properties
mentioned under Solution of Iodide of Iron. It is decomposed
by heat, with the escape of violet vapours, and the production
of sesquioxide of iron.

Liquor Ferri Iodidi.

Solution of Iodide of Iron .

Take of Iodine two ounces ;

Iron Filings an ounce;

Sugar, in powder, twelve ounces;

Distilled Water a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Iodine with five fluidounces of Distilled
Water, in a porcelain or glass vessel, and gradually
add the Iron Filings, stirring constantly. Heat
the mixture gently until all the Iodine is dissolved,
or until the liquid acquires a light greenish colour.
Then filter the solution into a glass bottle, con-
taining the Sugar, and, after it has passed, pour
Distilled Water gradually upon the filter until the
filtered liquor, including the Sugar, measures
twenty fluidounces. Lastly, shake the bottle until
the Sugar is dissolved, and keep it closely stopped.

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Solution of Iodide of Iron is of a pale greenish colour, but,
on the addition of sulphuric acid, becomes brown, and emits
violet vapours if heated. It deposits little or no sediment, and
does not communicate a blue colour to starch.

Liquor Ferri Nitratis.

Solution of Nitrate of Iron .

Take of Iron Wire, cut in pieces, an ounce;

Nitric Acid three fluidounces ;

Distilled Water a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Acid with a pint of Distilled Water,
add the Iron, and agitate occasionally until gas
ceases to he disengaged ; then filter the solution,
and add to it sufficient Distilled Water to make
it measure thirty fluidounces.

Ferri Oxidum Hydratum.

Hydrated Oxide of Iron .

Take of Sulphate of Iron four ounces ;

Sulphuric Acid three fluidrachms and
a half;

Nitric Acid six fluidrachms, or a suffi-
cient quantity; ;

Solution of Ammonia a sufficient
quantity ;

Water two pints.

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Dissolve the Sulphate of Iron in the Water, and,
having added the Sulphuric Acid, boil the solu-
tion; then add the Nitric Acid, in small portions,
boiling the liquid for a minute or two after each
addition, until the Acid ceases to produce a dark
colour. Filter the liquid, allow it to cool, and add
Solution of Ammonia in excess, stirring the mix-
ture briskly. Wash the precipitate with water
until the washings cease to yield a precipitate with
chloride of barium, and keep it in close bottles
with water sufficient to cover it.

Hydrated Oxide of Iron is wholly soluble in chlorohydric
acid without effervescence. If dried by a heat not exceeding
180°, it afterwards loses, upon exposure to a red heat, 18 per
cent, of water.

Ferri Phosphas.

Phosphate of Iron .

Take of Sulphate of Iron five ounces ;

Phosphate of Soda six ounces ;

Water a gallon.

Dissolve the Sulphate of Iron and Phosphate of
Soda, severally, in four pints of the Water ; then
mix the solutions, and set the mixture by that the
powder may subside; lastly, having poured off the

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supernatant liquor, wash the Phosphate of Iron
with hot water, and dry it with a gentle heat.

Phosphate of Iron is insoluble in water, but is dissolved by
dilute chlorohydric acid, forming a solution which yields with
ammonia a precipitate insoluble in an excess of the alkali.

Ferri Pulyis.

Powder of Iron .

Take of Subcarbonate of Iron, previously cal-
cined in an open vessel, two pounds
and a half, or a convenient quantity.

Into a wrought iron reduction tube, of about
four inches in diameter, introduce the Subcar-
bonate, contained in an incomplete sheet-iron tube,
open at both ends, made by bending the iron into
the form of a cylinder, and of such a size as to
fill loosely about seven-eighths of the reduction
tube. Place the reduction tube longitudinally in
an oblong charcoal furnace; and, by means of a
self-regulating generator of hydrogen, pass through
it a stream of that gas, previously purified by bub-
bling successively through Solution of Subacetate
of Lead, diluted with three times its volume of
water, and through milk of lime, severally con-
tained in half-gallon bottles, about one-third filled.
Connect with the further extremity of the re-

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duction tube a lead tube bent so as to dip into
water. Make all the junctions air-tight by ap-
propriate lutes ; and, when the hydrogen has
passed long enough to fill the whole of the appara-
tus, to the exclusion of atmospheric air, light the
fire, and bring that part of the reduction tube oc-
cupied by the Subcarbonate to a dull red heat,
which must be kept up so long as the bubbles of
hydrogen, breaking from the water covering the
orifice of the lead tube, are smaller than those
passing through the milk of lime. When the re-
duction is completed, remove the fire, and allow
the whole to cool to the ordinary temperature,
keeping up, during the refrigeration, a moderate
current of hydrogen through the apparatus.
Lastly, withdraw the reduced iron from the re-
duction tube, detach it from the sheet-iron tube,
and, having powdered it, keep it in well-stopped
bottles.

When two pounds and a half of Subcarbonate
of Iron are operated on, the process occupies from
five to eight hours.

Powder of Iron is tasteless, and of an iron-gray colour.
When thrown into a dilute acid, it causes a lively effervescence.
A small portion of it, struck on an anvil, with a smooth ham-
mer, forms a scale having a brilliant metallic lustre.

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Ferri Subcarbonas.

Subcarbonate of Iron .

(. Precipitated Carbonate of Iron.)

Take of Sulphate of Iron eight ounces;

Carbonate of Soda nine ounces ;

Boiling Water a gallon.

Dissolve the Sulphate of Iron and Carbonate of
Soda, severally, in four pints of the Water; then
mix the solutions, and, having stirred the mixture,
set it by that the powder may subside ; lastly,
having poured off the supernatant liquor, wash
the Subcarbonate of Iron with hot water, wrap it
in bibulous paper, and dry it with a gentle heat.

Subcarbonate of Iron is wholly dissolved by dilute chloro-
hydric acid with a slight effervescence; and the sesquioxide of
iron is precipitated from the solution by ammonia. The liquid
which remains is not coloured by sulphohydric acid or ferro-
cyanuret of potassium.

Ferri Sulphas.

Sulphate of Iron .

Take of Iron Wire, cut in pieces, twelve
ounces ;

Sulphuric Acid eighteen ounces ;

Water a gallon.

Mix the Sulphuric Acid and Water, and add

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the Iron ; then heat the mixture until efferves-
cence ceases. Pour off* the solution, and, having
added half a drachm of Sulphuric Acid, filter
through paper, allowing the lower end of the fun-
nel to touch the bottom of the receiving vessel.
Evaporate the filtered liquor in a matrass until
sufficiently concentrated ; then set it aside in a
covered vessel to crystallize. Drain the crystals
in a funnel, dry them on bibulous paper, and
keep them in closely stopped bottles.

The crystals of Sulphate of Iron are transparent and bluish-
green, but on exposure to the air effloresce and change their
colour. They are wholly soluble in water, and iron does not
produce with their solution a precipitate of copper.

Ferrum Ammoniatum.

Ammoniated Iron .

Take of Subcarbonate of Iron three ounces;

Muriatic Acid ten fluidounces;

Muriate of Ammonia two pounds and
a half;

Distilled Water four pints.

Mix the Subcarbonate of Iron with the Muriatic
Acid in a glass vessel, and digest for two hours ;
then add the Muriate of Ammonia, previously dis-

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solved in the Distilled Water, and, having filtered
the liquor, evaporate to dryness. Rub the residue
to powder.

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Ammoniated Iron is of an orange-red colour, and wholly

soluble in water and diluted alcohol. Potassa throws down
sesquioxide of iron from the solution, and afterwards, if added
in excess, occasions the evolution of ammonia.

GLYCERIN A.

Geycerina.

Glycerin .

Take of Lead Plaster, recently prepared and
yet fluid,

Boiling Water, each, a gallon.

Mix them, stir briskly for fifteen minutes, then
allow them to cool, and pour off the supernatant
liquid. Evaporate this until it has the specific
gravity 1*15, and pass a current of sulphohydric
acid slowly through it until a black precipitate is
no longer produced. Filter, and boil until the
sulphohydric acid is driven off. Lastly, evaporate
the liquid until it ceases to lose weight.

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Glycerin is a colourless or straw-coloured syrupy liquid,
inodorous, of a sweet taste, and of the specific gravity 1 *25.
It is soluble in water and in alcohol, but not in ether. Ex-
posed to a full red heat, it takes fire, and continues to burn
with a blue flame. It is destroyed by distillation. It com-
bines with potassa and baryta, and also with sulphuric acid.
When diluted with water it affords no precipitate with sulpho-
hydrate of ammonia or ferrocyanuret of potassium.

HYDRARGYRUM.

Hydrargyri Chloridum Corrosiyum.

Corrosive Chloride of Mercury .

( Corrosive Sublimate.)

Take of Mercury two pounds ;

Sulphuric Acid three pounds ;

Chloride of Sodium a pound and a half.

Boil the Mercury with the Sulphuric Acid
until a white dry mass is left. Rub this, when
cold, with the Chloride of Sodium, in an earthen-
ware mortar; then sublime with a gradually in-
creasing heat.

Corrosive Chloride of Mercury is in colourless crystals or
crystalline masses, which are fusible by heat, sublime without
residue, and are entirely soluble in water, alcohol, and ether.
Solution of potassa and lime-water occasion with its solution
a reddish or yellow, and ammonia a white precipitate.

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Hydrargyri Chloridum Mite.

Mild Chloride of Mercury.

(Calomelas. — Calomel.)

Take of Mercury four pounds ;

Sulphuric Acid three pounds;

Chloride of Sodium a pound and a half;

Distilled Water a sufficient quantity.

Boil two pounds of the Mercury with the Sul-
phuric Acid, until a dry white mass is left.
Rub this, when cold, with the remainder of the
Mercury, in an earthenware mortar, until they
are thoroughly mixed. Then add the Chloride of
Sodium, and rub it with the other ingredients till
all the globules disappear ; afterwards sublime.
Reduce the sublimed matter to a very fine pow-
der, and wash it frequently with boiling Distilled
Water, till the washings afford no precipitate upon
the addition of solution of ammonia ; then dry it.

Mild Chloride of Mercury is a whitish powder, wholly vola-
tilizable by heat, and insoluble in water, alcohol, or ether. It
is blackened by potassa; and the oxide of mercury which re-
sults is reduced by heat to the metallic state. Distilled water,
after having been boiled with it, yields no precipitate on the
addition of ammonia or nitrate of silver.

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Hydrargyri Cyanuretum.

Cyanuret of Mercury.

Take of Ferrocyanuret of Iron four ounces;

Red Oxide of Mercury three ounces,
or a sufficient quantity;

Distilled Water three pints.

Put the Ferrocyanuret of Iron and three ounces
of the Oxide of Mercury, previously powdered
and thoroughly mixed, into a glass vessel; and
pour upon them two pints of the Distilled
Water. Then boil the mixture, stirring constant-
ly; and, if at the end of half an hour the blue
colour remain, add small portions of the Oxide
of Mercury, continuing the ebullition until the
mixture becomes of a yellowish colour; after
which, filter it through paper. Wash the residue

in the remainder of the Distilled Water, and filter

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as before. Mix the solutions, and evaporate till
a pellicle appears ; then set the liquor aside that
crystals may form. To purify the crystals, dis-
solve them in distilled water, filter and evaporate
the solution, and set it aside to crystallize.

Cyanuret of Mercury is in transparent crystals, wholly solu-
ble in water. When chlorohydric acid is added to the solu-
tion, cyanohydric acid is evolved, which is recognised by its
odour, and bichloride of mercury is left, which is entirely

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volatilized by heat. When Cyanuret of Mercury is heated,
cyanogen is given off, and a black matter is left containing
globules of mercury.

Hydrargyri Iodidum.

Iodide of Mercury .

( Protiodide of Mercury .)

Take of Mercury an ounce ;

Iodine five drachms ;

Alcohol a sufficient quantity.

Rub the Mercury and Iodine together, adding
sufficient Alcohol to form a soft paste, and continue
the trituration till the globules disappear. Then
dry the Iodide in the dark, with a gentle heat,
and keep it in a well stopped bottle protected from
the light.

Iodide of Mercury is a greenish-yellow powder, insoluble in
water, alcohol, or solution of chloride of sodium, but soluble
in ether. Heated quickly, it sublimes in red crystals, which
afterwards become yellow.

Hydrargyri Iodidum Rubrum.

Red Iodide of Mercury .

( Biniodide of Mercury.')

Take of Corrosive Chloride of Mercury an

ounce ;

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Iodide of Potassium ten drachms;

Distilled Water two pints.

Dissolve the Chloride of Mercury in a pint and
a half, and the Iodide of Potassium in half a pint
of the Distilled Water, and mix the solutions.
Collect the precipitate upon a filter, and, having
washed it with distilled water, dry it with a mo-
derate heat, and keep it in a well stopped bottle.

Red Iodide of Mercury is wholly volatilized by heat, con-
densing in scales, which are at first yellow, but afterwards
become red. It is insoluble in water, but is dissolved by boil-
ing alcohol, and by the solutions of iodide of potassium and
chloride of sodium.

Hydrargyri Oxidum Nigrum.

Black Oxide of Mercury .

Take of Mild Chloride of Mercury,

Potassa, each, four ounces ;

Water a pint.

Dissolve the Potassa in the Water, and, when
the dregs have subsided, pour off the clear solu-
tion. To this add the Mild Chloride of Mercury,
and stir them constantly together till the Black
Oxide is formed. Having poured off the super-
natant liquor, wash the Black Oxide with distilled
water, and dry it with a gentle heat.

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Black Oxide of Mercury becomes olive coloured by the
action of light. It is wholly dissipated by a strong heat, and
metallic globules are sublimed. It is insoluble in water, but
is wholly dissolved by acetic acid. When digested for a short
time in chlorohydric acid, it is not dissolved, and no precipitate
is afterwards produced in the liquid by potassa or ammonia.

Hydrargyri Oxidum Rubrum.

Red Oxide of Mercury .

(Red Precipitate.)

Take of Mercury thirty-six ounces;

Nitric Acid eighteen fluidounces;

Water two pints.

Dissolve the Mercury, with a gentle heat, in
the Acid and Water previously mixed together,
and evaporate to dryness. Rub the dry mass into
powder, and heat it in a very shallow vessel till
red vapours cease to rise.

Red Oxide of Mercury is in orange-red crystalline scales,
entirely soluble in chlorohydric acid. It emits no reddish
fumes when heated, but yields oxygen; while the mercury
either runs into globules, or is wholly dissipated.

Hydrargyri Sulphas Flayus.

Yellow Sulphate of Mercury .

( Turpeth Mineral.)

Take of Mercury four ounces;

Sulphuric Acid six ounces.

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Mix them in a glass vessel, and boil by means
of a sand-bath till a dry white mass remains.
Rub this into powder, and throw it into boiling
water. Pour off the supernatant liquor, and wash
the yellow precipitated powder repeatedly with
hot water ; then dry it.

Yellow Sulphate of Mercury is a lemon-yellow powder,
almost insoluble in water. It is entirely dissipated by heat,
sulphuric acid being evolved, and metallic globules sublimed.

Hydrargyri Sulphuretum Nigrum.

Black Sulphuret of Mercury .

( Ethiops Mineral.)

Take of Mercury,

Sulphur, each, a pound.

Rub them together till all the globules disappear.

Black Sulphuret of Mercury is wholly dissipated by heat.
It does not communicate a white stain to gold w7hen rubbed
upon it, and exhibits no mercurial globules under the micro-
scope. Chlorohydric acid which has been boiled with it pro-
duces no precipitate when poured into water.

Hydrargyri Sulphuretum Rurrum.

Red Sulphuret of Mercury .

(Cinnabar.)

Take of Mercury forty ounces;

Sulphur eight ounces.

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Mix the Mercury with the melted Sulphur
over the fire ; and, as soon as the mass begins to
swell, remove the vessel from the fire, and cover
it with considerable force, to prevent combustion 5
then rub the mass into powder, and sublime.

Red Sulphuret of Mercury is entirely volatilized by heat.
When heated with potassa, it yields globules of mercury. It
is not soluble in nitric acid or chlorohydric acid, but is dis-
solved by a mixture of the two. Acetic acid with which it
has been digested does not yield a precipitate with iodide of
potassium.

Hydrargyrum Ammoniatum.

Ammoniated Mercury .

( White Precipitate.)

Take of Corrosive Chloride of Mercury six
ounces ;

Distilled Water a gallon;

Solution of Ammonia eight fluid-
ounces.

Dissolve the Corrosive Chloride of Mercury in
the Water, with the aid of heat, and to the solu-
tion, when cold, add the Solution of Ammonia,
frequently stirring. Wash the precipitate till the
washings become tasteless, and dry it.

Ammoniated Mercury is in the form of a white powder or

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of pulverulent masses, decomposed and entirely dissipated by
a strong heat, insoluble in water or alcohol, but dissolved with-
out effervescence by chlorohydric acid. Acetic acid with
which it has been digested does not yield with iodide of po-
tassium either a yellow or blue precipitate. It is not blackened
when rubbed with lime-water. Heated with solution of potassa
it becomes yellow, and evolves ammonia.

Hydrargyrum cum Greta.

Mercury with Chalk .

Take of Mercury three ounces ;

Prepared Chalk five ounces.

Rub them together till all the globules disap-
pear.

INFUS A.

Infusum Angusturje.

Infusion of Angustura Bark .

Take of Angustura Bark, bruised, half an ounce ;
Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

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Infusum Anthemidis.

Infusion of Chamomile.

Take of Chamomile half an ounce;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for ten minutes in a covered vessel,
and strain.

Infusum Armoracee.

Infusion of Horse-radish .

Take of Horse-radish, sliced,

Mustard, bruised, each, an ounce ;
Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

Infusum Bi ciiu.

Infusion of Bnchu .

Infusum Diosmse, US. Ph ., 1840.

Take of Buchu an ounce ;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

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Infusum Capsici.

Infusion of Cayenne Pepper.

Take of Cayenne Pepper, in coarse powder,
half an ounce ;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

Infusum C ary o phalli.

Infusion of Cloves.

Take of Cloves, bruised, two drachms ;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

Infusum Cascarilla:.

Infusion of Cascarilla.

Take of Cascarilla, bruised, an ounce;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

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Infusum Catechij Compositum.

Compound Infusion of Catechu .

Take of Catechu, in powder, half an ounce ;

Cinnamon, bruised, a drachm ;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for an hour in a covered vessel, and
strain.

Infusum Cinchonas Compositum.

Compound Infusion of Peruvian Bark.

Take of Red Bark, in powder, an ounce ;

Aromatic Sulphuric Acid a fluidrachm ;

Water a pint.

Macerate for twelve hours, occasionally shaking,
and strain.

The Infusion may also be prepared from the
same quantity of Red Bark, in coarse powder, by
the process of displacement, in the manner di-
rected for Infusion of Yellow Bark, a fluidrachm
of Aromatic Sulphuric Acid being added to the
Water with which the Bark is moistened.

Infusum Cinchona Flavje.
Infusion of Yellow Bark.

Take of Yellow Bark, bruised, an ounce;
Boiling Water a pint.

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Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

This Infusion may also he prepared from the
same quantity of Yellow Bark, in coarse powder,
in the following manner : — Having moistened the
Bark thoroughly with water, introduce it into a
percolator, press it slightly, and pour water upon
its surface so as to keep it covered. So long as
the liquid passes turbid, return it into the appara-
tus ; then allow the filtration to continue until a
pint of clear infusion is obtained.

INFUSUM ClNCTION E RuBlliE.

Infusion of Red Bark.

Take of Red Bark, bruised, an ounce ;

Boiling Water a pint.

Prepare the Infusion in the manner directed for
Infusion of Yellow7 Bark.

INFUSUM CoLOMBiE.

Infusion of Columbo.

Take of Columbo, bruised, half an ounce;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

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Infusum Digitalis.

Infusion of Foxglove .

Take of Foxglove a drachm ;

Boiling Water half a pint ;

Tincture of Cinnamon a fluidounce.
Macerate the Foxglove with the Water for two
hours in a covered vessel, and strain ; then add the
Tincture of Cinnamon.

Infusum Eupatorii.

Infusion of Thoroughwort .

Take of Thoroughwort an ounce ;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

Infusum Gentians Compositum.
Compound Infusion of Gentian .

Take of Gentian, bruised, half an ounce;
Orange Peel, bruised,

Coriander, bruised, each, a drachm;
Diluted Alcohol four fluidounces ;
Water twelve fluidounces.

First pour on the Diluted Alcohol, and, three
hours afterwards, the Water; then macerate for
twelve hours, and strain.

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Infusum Humuli.

Infusion of Hops.

Take of Hops half an ounce;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours, in a covered vessel, and
strain.

Infusum Kramerije.

Infusion of Rhatany.

Take of Rhatany, bruised, an ounce ;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for four hours in a covered vessel, and

strain.

This Infusion may also be prepared from the
same quantity of Rhatany, in coarse powder, by
the process of displacement, in the manner di-
rected for Infusion of Yellow Bark.

Infusum Lini Compositum.

Compound Infusion of Flaxseed .

Infusum Lini, U. S. Ph ., 1840.

Take of Flaxseed half an ounce ;

Liquorice Root, bruised, two drachms ;
Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

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Infusum Pruni Virginians.

Infusion of Wild-cherry Bark.

Take of Wild-cherry Bark, bruised, half an
ounce ;

Water a pint.

Macerate for twenty-four hours, and strain.

This Infusion may also be prepared from the
same quantity of Wild-cherry Bark, in coarse
powder, by the process of displacement, in the
manner directed for Infusion of Yellow Bark.

Infusum Quassije.
Infusion of Quassia.

Take of Quassia, rasped, two drachms ;
Water a pint.

Macerate for twelve hours, and strain.

Infusum Rhei.

Infusion of Rhubarb.

Take of Rhubarb, bruised, a drachm;

Boiling Water half a pint.

Digest for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

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InFUSUM RoSA CoMPOSITUM.
Compound Infusion of Roses
Take of Red Roses half an ounce;

Boiling Water two pints and a half;
Diluted Sulphuric Acid three flui-
drachms ;

Sugar an ounce and a half.

Pour the Water upon the Roses in a glass ves-
sel ; then add the Acid, and macerate for half an
hour ; lastly, strain the liquor, and add the Sugar.

Infusum Sarsaparilla.

Infusion of Sarsaparilla.

Take of Sarsaparilla, bruised, an ounce;

Boiling Water a pint.

Digest for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

This Infusion may also be prepared from the
same quantity of Sarsaparilla, in coarse powder, by
the process of displacement, in the manner di-
rected for Infusion of Yellow Bark.

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Xnfusum Sassafras Medulla:.
Infusion of Sassafras Pith .

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Take of Sassafras Pith a drachm ;
Water a pint.

Macerate for three hours, and strain.

Xnfusum Senna:.

Infusion of Senna .

Take of Senna an ounce ;

Coriander, bruised, a drachm ;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for an hour in a covered vessel, and
strain.

Xnfusum Serpentaria.

Infusion of Virginia Snakeroot.

Take of Virginia Snakeroot half an ounce ;
Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

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INFUSUM SpiGELIiE.

Infusion of Pinkroot.

Take of Pinkroot half an ounce ;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

Infusum Tabaci.

Infusion of Tobacco .

Take of Tobacco a drachm ;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for an hour in a covered vessel, and
strain.

Infusum Taraxaci.

Infusion of Dandelion.

Take of Dandelion, bruised, two ounces ;
Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

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Infusum Ulmi.

Infusion of Slippery Elm Bark .

Take of Slippery Elm Bark, sliced and bruised,
an ounce ;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

Infusum Valerians.

Infusion of Valerian .

Take of Valerian half an ounce;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for an hour in a covered vessel, and
strain.

Infusum Zingiberis.

Infusion of Ginger .

Take of Ginger, bruised, half an ounce ;
Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate for two hours in a covered vessel, and
strain.

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IODINIUM.

Liquor Iodinii Compositus.
Compound Solution of Iodine .

Liquor lodini Compositus, U. S. Ph 1840.

Take of Iodine six drachms;

Iodide of Potassium an ounce and a
half ;

Distilled Water a pint.

Dissolve the Iodine and Iodide of Potassium in
the Water.

LINIMENTA.

Linimentum Ammonije.

Liniment of dlmmonia.

Take of Solution of Ammonia a fluidounce ;

Olive Oil two fluidounces.

Mix them.

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Linimentum Calcis.

Lime Liniment.

Take of Lime-water,

Flaxseed Oil, each, two fluidounces.
Mix them.

Linimentum Camphors.
Camphor Liniment.
Take of Camphor half an ounce ;

Olive Oil two fluidounces.
Dissolve the Camphor in the Oil.

Linimentum Cantharidis.

Liniment of Spanish Flies.

Take of Spanish Flies, in powder, an ounce ;

Oil of Turpentine half a pint.

Digest for three hours, in a. close vessel, by
means of a water-bath, and strain.

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Linimentum Saponis Camphoratum.

Camphorated Soap Liniment.

( Opodeldoc.)

Take of Common Soap, sliced, three ounces ;

Camphor an ounce ;

Oil of Rosemary,

Oil of Origanum, each, a fluidrachm ;

Alcohol a pint.

Digest the Soap with the Alcohol, by means of
a sand-bath, till it is dissolved ; then add the Cam-
phor and Oils, and, when they are dissolved, pour
the liquor into broad-mouthed bottles.

This Liniment has, when cold, the consistence of a soft
ointment.

Linimentum Terebinthinje.

Liniment of Turpentine .

Take of Oil of Turpentine half a pint;

Resin Cerate a pound.

Add the Oil of Turpentine to the Cerate pre-
viously melted, and mix them.

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MAGNESIA.

Magnesia.

Magnesia .

Take of Carbonate of Magnesia any quantity.

Put it into an earthen vessel, and expose it to
a red heat for two hours, or till the carbonic
acid is wholly expelled.

Magnesia is wholly dissolved, without effervescence, by
dilute chlorohydric acid; and the solution yields no precipitate
with oxalate of ammonia or chloride of barium.

Liquor Magnesia: Citratis.

Solution of Citrate of Magnesia.

Take of Carbonate of Magnesia five drachms ;

Citric Acid seven drachms and a half;

Syrup of Citric Acid two fluidounces;

Water a sufficient quantity.

Dissolve the Citric Acid in four fluidounces of
Water, and add to the solution four drachms of the
Carbonate of Magnesia, previously rubbed with
three fluidounces of Water. When the reaction has
ceased, filter the solution into a strong glass bottle,
of the capacity of twelve fluidounces, into which

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the Syrup of Citric Acid has been previously intro-
duced. Rub the remaining Carbonate of Magne-
sia with two fluidounces of Water, and pour the
mixture into the bottle, which is then to be
tightly corked, and secured with twine. Lastly,
shake the mixture occasionally until it becomes
transparent.

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MELLITA.

Mel Despumatum.

Clarified Honey .

Take of Honey any quantity.

Melt it by means of a water-bath, and then re-
move the scum.

Mel Rosa:.

Honey of Roses.

Take of Red Roses, in coarse powder, two ounces;
Clarified Honey twenty fluidounces ;
Boiling Water twelve fluidounces.
Macerate the Roses in eight fluidounces of boil-
ing Water for four hours, in a glass or earthen

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vessel; then, with strong pressure, remove as much
as possible of the infusion, and set it aside. Ma-
cerate the residue in four fluidounees of boiling
Water for half an hour, and again express. Re-
serving four fluidounees of the first infusion, mix
the remainder with the infusion last obtained, add
the Honey, and by means of a water-bath evapo-
rate to a pint. Lastly, add the reserved infusion,
and strain.

OXYMEL SciLEiE.

Oxymel of Squill .

Take of Vinegar of Squill two pints;

Clarified Honey a pint and a half.

Mix them, and evaporate by means of a water-
bath to the proper consistence. The specific gra-
vity of the Oxymel of Squill should be T32,

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MISTURjE.

Mistura Ammoniaci.

Ammoniac Mixture .

Take of Ammoniac two drachms ;

Water half a pint.

Rub the Ammoniac with the Water gradually
added, until they are thoroughly mixed.

Mistura Amygdala;.

Almond Mixture.

Take of Sweet Almonds half an ounce ;

Gum Arabic, in powder, half a drachm ;

Sugar twodrachms ;

Distilled Water eight fluidounces.

Macerate the Almonds in water, and, having
removed their external coat, beat them with the
Gum Arabic and Sugar, in a marble mortar, till
they are thoroughly mixed; then rub the mix-
ture with the Distilled Water gradually added,
and strain.

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Mistura Assafcetidje.

Assafetida Mixture .

Take of Assafetida two drachms ;

Water half a pint.

Rub the Assafetida with the Water gradually

added, until they are thoroughly mixed,

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Mistura Cretje.

Chalk Mixture .

Take of Prepared Chalk half an ounce ;

Sugar,

Gum Arabic, in powder, each, two
drachms ;

Cinnamon Water,

Water, each, four fluidounces.

Rub them together till they are thoroughly
mixed.

Mistura Ferri Composita.
Compound Mixture of Iron .

Take of Myrrh a drachm;

Carbonate of Potassa twenty-five grains;
Sulphate of Iron, in powder, a scruple ;
Spirit of Lavender half a fluidounce ;
Sugar a drachm ;

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Rose Water seven fluidounces and a
half.

Rub the Myrrh with the Rose Water gradually
added ; then mix with these the Spirit of Laven-
der, Sugar, and Carbonate of Potassa, and, lastly,
the Sulphate of Iron. Pour the mixture imme-
diately into a glass bottle, which is to ‘be well

Mxstura Glycyrrhiza: Composita.
Compound Mixture of Liquorice .

{Brown Mixture.)

Take of Liquorice, in powder,

Gum Arabic, in powder,

Sugar, each, half an ounce ;
Camphorated Tincture of Opium two
fluidounces ;

Antimonial Wine a fluidounce;

Spirit of Nitric Ether half a fluidounce;
Water twelve fluidounces.

Rub the Liquorice, Gum Arabic, and Sugar
with the Water gradually poured upon them;
then add the other ingredients, and mix.

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MORPHIA,

Morphia.

Morphia .

Take of Opium, sliced, a pound ;

Solution of Ammonia six fluidounces;

Distilled Water,

Alcohol,

Animal Charcoal, each, a sufficient
quantity.

Macerate the Opium with four pints of Dis-
tilled Water for twenty-four hours, and, having
worked it with the hand, digest for twenty-four
hours, and strain. In like manner, macerate the
residue twice successively with the same quantity
of Distilled Water, and strain. Mix the infusions,
evaporate to six pints, and filter; then add first five
pints of Alcohol, and afterwards three fluidounces
of the Solution of Ammonia, previously mixed with
half a pint of Alcohol. After twenty-four hours,
pour in the remainder of the Solution of Ammonia,
mixed, as before, with half a pint of Alcohol ; and
set the liquor aside for twenty-four hours, that
crystals may form. To purify these, boil them

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with two pints of Alcohol till they are dissolved,
filter the solution, while hot, through Animal
Charcoal, and set it aside to crystallize.

Morphia is in colourless crystals, which are inflammable,
and wholly dissipated by a red heat. It is scarcely soluble in
cold water or in ether, is very slightly so in boiling water, and
is readily dissolved by boiling alcohol. Nitric acid first red-
dens it and afterwards renders it yellow. With solution of
sesquichloride of iron it assumes a deep blue colour. Its solu-
tion restores the colour of litmus, previously reddened by an
acid.

MoRPHIiE ACETAS.

Acetate of Morphia .

Take of Morphia, in powder, freed from nar-
cotina by boiling with Ether, an
ounce ;

Distilled Water half a pint;

Acetic Acid a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Morphia with the Water ; then care-
fully drop in the Acid, constantly stirring, until
the Morphia is saturated and dissolved. Evapo-
rate the solution, by means of a water-bath, to the
consistence of syrup. Lastly, dry the Acetate

with a gentle heat, and rub it into powder.

Acetate of Morphia is wholly soluble in water, or in water
acidulated with acetic acid. It is also soluble in alcohol. From

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its solution, potassa throws down a precipitate which is dis-
solved by an excess of the alkali. It is affected by heat, nitric
acid, and sesquichloride of iron, in the same manner as Mor-
phia. When sulphuric acid is added to the salt, acetous
vapours are evolved.

Morphia: Murias.

Muriate of Morphia .

Take of Morphia, in powder, an ounce;

Distilled Water half a pint;

Muriatic Acid a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Morphia with the Water; then care-
fully drop in the Acid, constantly stirring, till the
Morphia is saturated and dissolved. Evaporate
the solution by means of a water-bath, so that it
may crystallize upon cooling. Dry the crystals
upon bibulous paper/

Muriate of Morphia is in snow-white feathery crystals,
wholly soluble in water and alcohol. Potassa affects its solu-
tion in the same manner as the solution of Acetate of Morphia.
With nitrate of silver the solution yields a precipitate insoluble in
nitric or chlorohydric acid, but soluble in an excess of ammo-
nia. It is affected by heat, nitric acid, and sesquichloride of
iron in the same manner as Morphia.

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Morphia: Sulphas.

Sulphate of Morphia .

Take of Morphia, in powder, an ounce ;

Distilled Water half a pint;

Diluted Sulphuric Acid a sufficient
quantity.

Mix the Morphia with the Water ; then care-
fully drop in the Acid, constantly stirring, till the
Morphia is saturated and dissolved. Evaporate
the solution by means of a water-bath, so that it
may crystallize upon cooling. Dry the crystals
upon bibulous paper.

Sulphate of Morphia is in snow-white feathery crystals,
which are wholly soluble in water. Its solution is affected by
potassa in the same manner as the solution of Acetate of
Morphia. With chloride of barium it yields a white precipitate
insoluble in nitric acid. It is affected by heat, nitric acid, and
sesquichloride of iron in the same manner as Morphia.

Liquor Morphia: Sulpiiatis.

Solution of Sulphate of Morphia .

Take of Sulphate of Morphia eight grains ;

Distilled Water half a pint.

Dissolve the Sulphate of Morphia in the Water.

MUCILAGINES.

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MUCILAGINES.

Mucilago Acacia.

Mucilage of Gum Arabic.

Take of Gum Arabic, in powder, four ounces ;

Boiling Water half a pint.

Add the Water gradually to the Gum, rubbing
them together till the mucilage is formed.

MuCILAGO TllAGACANTHiE.

Mucilage of Tragacanth.

Take of Tragacanth an ounce;

Boiling Water a pint.

Macerate the Tragacanth in the Water for
twenty-four hours, occasionally stirring ; then tri-
turate it so as to render the mucilage uniform,
and strain forcibly through linen.

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OLEA DESTILLATA.

In the preparation of the Distilled Oils, put the
substance from which the oil is to be extracted
into a retort, or other vessel suitable for distilla-
te

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tion, and add enough water to cover it; then distil
into a large refrigeratory. Separate the Distilled
Oil from the water which comes over with it.

In this manner prepare

Oleum Anisi,

Oil of Anise,

From Anise;

Oleum Cari5
Oil of Caraway ,

From Caraway;

Oleum Caryophylli3
Oil of Cloves 5

From Cloves;

Oleum Chenopodii,

Oil of Wormseed ,

From Wormseed;

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Oleum Cubeb;e3
Oil of Cuhebs ,

From Cubebs;

Oleum Fceniculi5
Oil of Fennel ,

From Fennel-seed ;

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Oleum Gaultheria:5
Oil of Partridge-berry ,
From Partridge-berry ;

Oleum Hedeoma:,

Oil of Pennyroyal
From Pennyroyal;

Oleum Juniperl
Oil of Juniper ,

From Juniper;

Oleum Lavandula:,

Oil of Lavender ,

From Lavender;

Oleum Mentha: Piperita:.
Oil of Peppermint ,
From Peppermint;

Oleum Mentha: Yiridis,
Oil of Spearmint ,

From Spearmint ;

Oleum Mona rile.

Oil of Ilorsemintj
From Horsemint;

Oleum Origani,

Oil of Origanum ,

From Origanum ;

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Oleum Pimentje,

Oil of Pimento ,

From Pimento;

Oleum Rosmarini,
Oil of Rosemary ,
From Rosemary;

Oleum Sabina:,

Oil of Savine ,

From Savine;

Oleum Sassafras,

Oil of Sassafras ,

From Bark of Sassafras Root ; and

Oleum Valerianae,
Oil of Valerian ,
From Valerian.

Oleum Copaiba:.

Oil of Copaiba .

Take of Copaiba two pounds ;

Water four gallons.

Add the Copaiba to the Water in a tinned still,
and, having adapted a proper refrigeratory, distil
three gallons. Separate the Oil which comes over

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from the water, return the latter to the Copaiba,
and again distil three gallons. Lastly, separate the
Oil obtained in the second distillation, add it to
that first obtained, and keep the whole in a well
stopped bottle.

Oleum Succini.

Oil of Amber.

Take of Amber, in powder, any quantity.

Put the Amber, previously mixed with an equal
weight of sand, into a glass retort, which is to be
only half filled ; then distil by means of a sand-
bath, with a gradually increasing heat, an acid
liquor, an oil, and a concrete acid impregnated
with oil. Separate the Oil from the other mat-
ters, and keep it in well stopped bottles.

Oleum Succini Rectificatum.

Rectified Oil of Amber.

Take of Oil of Amber a pint ;

Water six pints.

Mix them in a glass retort, and distil until four
pints of the Water have passed with the oil into
the receiver ; then separate the Oil from the water,
and keep it in well stopped bottles.

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Oleum Tabaci.

Oil of Tobacco.

Take of Tobacco, in coarse powder, a pound.

Put the Tobacco into a retort of green glass, con-
nected with a refrigeratory, to which a tube is at-
tached for the escape of the incondensible products;
then, by means of a sand-bath, heat the retort
gradually to dull redness, and maintain that tem-
perature until empyreumatic oil ceases to come
over. Lastly, separate the dark oily liquid in the
receiver from the watery portion, and keep it for
use.

PILULE

PiLULiE Aloes.

Jlloetic Pills.

Take of Aloes, in powder.

Soap, each, an ounce.

Beat them with water so as to form a mass, to
be divided into two hundred and forty pills.

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Pilule Aloes et Assafcetide.

Pills of Aloes and Assafetida.

Take of Aloes, in powder,

Assafetida,

Soap, each, half an ounce.

Beat them with water so as to form a mass, to
be divided into one hundred and eighty pills.

Pilulje Aloes et Myrrhs.

Pills of Aloes and Myrrh .

Take of Aloes, in powder, two ounces ;

Myrrh, in powder, an ounce;

Saffron half an ounce ;

Syrup a sufficient quantity.

Beat the whole together so as to form a mass
to be divided into four hundred and eighty pills.

PlLULiE ASSAFCETIBJE.

Assafetida Pills.

Take of Assafetida an ounce and a half ;

Soap half an ounce.

Beat them with water so as to form a mass, to
be divided into two hundred and forty pills.

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Pilule Cathartics Composite.
Compound Cathartic Pills.

Take of Compound Extract of Colocynth, in
powder, half an ounce;

Extract of Jalap,

Mild Chloride of Mercury, each, three
drachms ;

Gamboge, in powder, two scruples.
Mix them together; then with water form a
mass, to be divided into one hundred and eighty
pills.

PlLULJE CoPAIBS.

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Copaiba Pills.

Take of Copaiba two ounces ;

Magnesia, recently prepared, a drachm.
Mix them, and set the mixture aside till it con-
cretes into a pilular mass, which is to be divided
into two hundred pills.

Filuls Ferri Careonatis.

Pills of Carbonate of Iron .

( Valleys Ferruginous Pills.)

Take of Sulphate of Iron eight ounces ;
Carbonate of Soda ten ounces;
Clarified Honey three ounces ;

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Sugar, in powder, two ounces;

Boiling Water two pints;

Syrup a sufficient quantity.

Dissolve the Sulphate of Iron and Carbonate of
Soda, each, in a pint of the W ater, a fluidounce of
Syrup having been previously added to each pint ;
then mix the two solutions, when cold, in a bottle
just large enough to hold them, close it accurately
with a stopper, and set it by that the carbonate of
iron may subside. Pour off the supernatant liquid,
and, having washed the precipitate with water
sweetened writh Syrup, in the proportion of a fluid-
ounce of the latter to a pint of the former, until
the washings no longer have a saline taste, place it
upon a flannel cloth to drain, and afterwards ex-
press as much of the water as possible ; then im-
mediately mix the precipitate with the Honey and
Sugar, and by means of a water-bath evaporate
the mixture, constantly stirring, until it is so far
concentrated as to have a pilular consistence on
cooling.

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PILULJE.

PlLULiE FeRRI CoMPOSITiE.

Compound Pills of Iron .

Take of Myrrh, in powder, two drachms ;
Carbonate of Soda,

Sulphate of Iron, each, a drachm ;
Syrup a sufficient quantity.

Rub the Myrrh with the Carbonate of Soda;
then add the Sulphate of Iron, and again rub
them ; lastly, beat them with the Syrup so as to
form a mass, to be divided into eighty pills.

Pilule Ferri Iodidi.

Pills of Iodide of Iron.

Take of Sulphate of Iron a drachm ;

Iodide of Potassium four scruples;
Tragacanth, in powder, ten grains;
Sugar, in powder, half a drachm.

Beat them with Syrup so as to form a mass, to
be divided into forty pills.

PmuEiE Gaebani Composite.
Compound Galhanum Pills.

Take of Galbanum,

Myrrh, each, six drachms;

Assafetida two drachms;

Syrup a sufficient quantity.

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Beat them together so as to form a mass, to be
divided into two hundred and forty pills.

PlLULiE HYDRARGYRI.

Mercurial Pills .

( Blue Pills.)

Take of Mercury an ounce ;

Confection of Roses an ounce and a
half;

Liquorice Root, in powder, half an
ounce.

Rub the Mercury with the Confection till all
the globules disappear ; then add the Liquorice
Root, and beat the whole into a mass, to be di~
vided into four hundred and eighty pills.

Bilulje Hydrargyri Chloridi Mitis.

Pills of Mild Chloride of Mercury .

( Calomel Pills.)

Take of Mild Chloride of Mercury half an
ounce;

Gum Arabic, in powder, a drachm ;

Syrup a sufficient quantity.

Mix together the Chloride of Mercury and the
Gum ; then beat them with the Syrup so as to
form a mass, to be divided into two hundred and
forty pills.

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Pilule Opii.

Opium Pills .

Take of Opium, in powder, a drachm ;

Soap twelve grains.

Beat them with water so as to form a mass, to
be divided into sixty pills.

PlLULiE QuiNXJE SuLPHATIS.

Fills of Sulphate of Quinia.

Take of Sulphate of Quinia an ounce;

Gum Arabic, in powder, two drachms;

Honey a sufficient quantity,
ix together the Sulphate of Quinia and the
Gum; then beat them with the Honey so as to
form a mass, to be divided into four hundred and
eighty pills.

PlLULiE RhEI.

Rhubarb Pills .

Take of Rhubarb, in powder, six drachms ;

Soap two drachms.

Beat them with water so as to form a mass, to
be divided into one hundred and twenty pills.

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PiiiiiijiE Rhei Composite.

Compound Rhubarb Pills .

Take of Rhubarb, in powder, an ounce ;

Aloes, in powder, six drachms ;

Myrrh, in powder, half an ounce ;

Oil of Peppermint half a fluidrachm«
Beat them with water so as to form a mass, to
be divided into two hundred and forty pills.

Ptlueje Saponis Composite.
Compound Pills of Soap.

Take of Opium, in powder, half an ounce;
Soap two ounces.

Beat them with water so as to form a pilular

mass.

PlLULiE SciLEiE CoMPOSITiE.

Compound Pills of Squill.

Take of Squill, in powder, a drachm ;

Ginger, in powder,

Ammoniac, in powder, each, two
drachms ;

Soap three drachms ;

Syrup a sufficient quantity.

Mix the powders together ; then beat them

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with the Soap, and add the Syrup so as to form a
mass, to be divided into one hundred and twenty
pills.

PLUMBUM.

Plumb i Xobxdum.

Iodide of Lead .

Take of Nitrate of Lead,

Iodide of Potassium, each, four ounces;
Distilled Water a sufficient quantity.

With the aid of heat, dissolve the Nitrate of
Lead in a pint and a half, and the Iodide of Potas-
sium in half a pint of Distilled Water, and mix
the solutions. Having allowed the insoluble mat-
ter to subside, pour off the supernatant liquid, wash
the precipitate with Distilled Water, and dry it
with a gentle heat.

Iodide of Lead is a bright-yellow, heavy, inodorous powder,
fusible and volatilizable by heat, soluble in 1235 parts of cold,
and 194 parts of boiling water, and deposited from its hot solu-
tion, on cooling, in brilliant gold-coloured scales.

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Liquor Plumbi Subacetatis.

Solution of Subacetate of Lead .

Take of Acetate of Lead sixteen ounces;

Semivitrified Oxide of Lead, in fine
powder, nine ounces and a half;

Distilled Water four pints.

Boil them together in a glass or porcelain vessel
for half an hour, occasionally adding Distilled
Water so as to preserve the measure, and filter
through paper. Keep the solution in closely stop-
ped bottles.

Solution of Subacetate of Lead is a colourless liquid, of the
specific gravity 1*267. It is decomposed on exposure to the
air, with the formation of insoluble carbonate of lead, and oc-
casions a dense white precipitate when added to a solution of
gum. In other respects, it possesses the properties of an aque-
ous solution of Acetate of Lead. (See Plumbi Acetas.')

Liquor Plumbi Subacetatis Dilutus.

Diluted Solution of Subacetate of Lead.

[Lead-water.)

Take of Solution of Subacetate of Lead two
fluidrachms ;

Distilled Water a pint.

Mix them.

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POTASSA.

Potassa.

Take of Solution of Potassa a gallon.

Evaporate the Solution rapidly, in a clean iron
vessel, over the fire, till ebullition ceases, and the
Potassa melts. Pour this into suitable moulds,
and keep it, when cold, in well stopped bottles.

Potassa is very deliquescent, and, when dissolved in water
or alcohol, leaves but a slight residuum. Its aqueous solution
has the properties mentioned under Solution of Potassa.

Potassa cum Gauge.

Potassa with Lime.

Take of Potassa,

Lime, each, an ounce.

Rub them together, and keep the mixture in a
well stopped bottle.

When mixed with water, Potassa with Lime does not effer-
vesce on the addition of an acid.

Liquor Potassa:.

Solution of Potassa.

Take of Carbonate of Potassa a pound ;

Lime half a pound ;

Boiling Distilled Water a gallon.

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Dissolve the Carbonate of Potassa in half a gal-
lon of the Water. Pour a little of the Water on
the Lime, and, when it is slaked, add the remain-
der. Mix the hot liquors, and boil for ten minutes,
stirring constantly ; then set the mixture aside,
in a covered vessel, until it becomes clear. Lastly,
pour off the supernatant liquor, and keep it in
well stopped bottles of green glass.

The specific gravity of this solution is 1*056. It changes
the colour of turmeric to brown, yields a yellow precipitate
with chloride of platinum, and effervesces very slightly or
not at all with acids. When saturated with dilute nitric acid,
it gives little or no precipitate with carbonate of soda, chlo-
ride of barium, or nitrate of silver.

Po TASSJE ACETAS.

Acetate of Potassa .

Take of Acetic Acid a pint ;

Carbonate of Potassa a sufficient quan-
tity.

Add the Carbonate of Potassa gradually to the
Acetic Acid till it is saturated ; then filter, and
evaporate cautiously, by means of a sand-bath, until
a dry salt remains. Keep this in closely stopped
bottles.

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Acetate of Potassa is deliquescent, and wholly soluble in
water and alcohol. The solution does not change the colour
of litmus or turmeric, and yields no precipitate with chloride
of barium or ferrocyanuret of potassium. If dilute, it is not
precipitated by nitrate of silver; but, if concentrated, it gives
with that salt a precipitate which is redissolved by dilute nitric
acid or water. Chloride of platinum occasions a yellow pre-
cipitate, and sulphuric acid, a copious disengagement of ace-
tous vapours.

PoTASSiE BlCARBONAS.

Bicarbonate of Potassa .

Take of Carbonate of Potassa four pounds ;

Distilled Water ten pints.

Dissolve the Carbonate of Potassa in the Water,
and pass carbonic acid through the solution till
it is fully saturated. Then filter, and evaporate
the filtered liquor that crystals may form, taking
care that the heat does not exceed 160°. Pour
off the supernatant liquid, and dry the crystals
upon bibulous paper.

Carbonic acid is obtained from Marble by the
addition of dilute sulphuric acid.

Bicarbonate of Potassa is in white crystals, wdiolly soluble
in water. It has a slightly alkaline taste, and feebly affects
the colour of turmeric. The solution, unless heated, does not
yield a precipitate with sulphate of magnesia. When sup.er-

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saturated with nitric acid, it yields little or no precipitate with
nitrate of silver. The crystals lose 30.7 per cent, at a red
heat. Its other properties are the same as those mentioned
under Pure Carbonate of Potassa.

PoTASSjE Carbonas.

Carbonate of Potassa .

Take of Impure Carbonate of Potassa three
pounds ;

Water two pints and a half.

Dissolve the Impure Carbonate of Potassa in
the Water, and filter the solution; then pour it
into a clean iron vessel, and evaporate over a
gentle fire till the solution thickens ; lastly, remove
it from the fire, and stir it constantly with an iron
spatula till the salt granulates.

An aqueous solution of Carbonate of Potassa slowly depo-
sites a slightly gelatinous precipitate when saturated with an
acid. When supersaturated with nitric acid, it exhibits a
faint cloudiness with chloride of barium, and affords a very
slight precipitate with nitrate of silver. In other respects it
corresponds with Pure Carbonate of Potassa.

Liquor Potassje Carbonatis.

Solution of Carbonate of Potassa.

Take of Carbonate of Potassa a pound ;

Distilled Water twelve fluidounces.

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Dissolve the Carbonate of Potassa in the Water,
and filter the solution.

Potassa Carbonas Purus.

Pure Carbonate of Potassa .

Take of Bicarbonate of Potassa a pound.

Put the Bicarbonate, previously powdered, into

a capacious iron crucible, heat gradually until the

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water of crystallization is driven off, then raise
the heat to redness, and maintain that temperature
for half an hour. Having taken the crucible from
the fire, and allowed it to cool, remove its contents,
dissolve them in distilled water, filter the solution,
and complete the process by evaporating and

granulating as directed for Carbonate of Potassa.

Pure Carbonate of Potassa is a white, deliquescent salt,
effervescing with acids, and wholly soluble in water. It
has an alkaline taste, and changes the colour of turmeric to
brown. Its solution yields with chloride of platinum a yellow
precipitate, and with sulphate of magnesia a precipitate which
effervesces with acids. When saturated with an acid, it de-
posites nothing upon standing, and, when supersaturated with
nitric acid, is not precipitated by carbonate of soda, chloride of
barium, or nitrate of silver. Of pure Carbonate of Potassa
100 grains lose 16 grains by a red heat.

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PoTASSiE ClTRAS.

Citrate of Potassa.

Take of Citric Acid ten ounces ;

Bicarbonate of Potassa fourteen ounces ;

Water a sufficient quantity.

Dissolve the Citric Acid in two pints of Water,
add the Bicarbonate gradually, and, when efferves-
cence has ceased, strain, and evaporate to dryness,
stirring constantly, after a pellicle has begun to
form, until the salt granulates ; then rub it in a
mortar, pass it through a coarse sieve, and put it in
bottles, which should be kept closely stopped.

Citrate of Potassa is a white, granular salt, deliquescent,
and very soluble in water without residue. Its solution does
not affect the colour of litmus, yields no precipitate with chlo-
rohydric acid, and, when heated to redness, affords a residue
of pure carbonate of potassa.

Liquor Potassa: Citratis.

Solution of Citrate of Potassa .

(. JVeutral Mixture.)

Take of Fresh Lemon-juice half a pint;

Bicarbonate of Potassa a sufficient
quantity.

Add the Bicarbonate gradually to the Lemon-
juice till it is perfectly saturated ; then filter. Or,

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Take of Citric Acid half an ounce ;

Oil of Lemons two minims ;

Water half a pint ;

Bicarbonate of Potassa a sufficient
quantity.

Rub the Citric Acid with the Oil of Lemons,
and afterwards with the Water till it is dissolved;
then add the Bicarbonate of Potassa gradually till
the acid is perfectly saturated ; lastly, filter.

Solution of Citrate of Potassa, prepared according to these
formulae, contains free carbonic acid, which is deemed a de-
sirable ingredient. It may also be prepared by dissolving
six drachms of Citrate of Potassa in half a pint of Water;
but, made in this way, contains no carbonic acid.

Potassa Tartras.

Tartrate of Potassa .

Take of Carbonate of Potassa sixteen ounces ;

Bitartrate of Potassa, in fine powder,
three pounds, or a sufficient quan-
tity;

Boiling Water a gallon.

Dissolve the Carbonate of Potassa in the Water;
then gradually add the Bi tartrate of Potassa to
the solution till it is perfectly saturated, and boil.
Filter the liquor, evaporate it until a pellicle forms,

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and set it aside to crystallize. Pour off the liquid,
and, having dried the crystals on bibulous paper,
keep them in closely stopped bottles.

Tartrate of Potassa is in white crystals, which are some-
what deliquescent, and are wholly and readily soluble in four
parts of boiling water. The solution yields a crystalline pre-
cipitate of bitartrate of potassa, upon the addition of almost
any acid. Acetate of lead occasions a white precipitate,
wholly soluble in dilute nitric acid.

POTASSII BrOMIDUM.

Bromide of Potassium.

Take of Bromine two ounces ;

Iron Filings an ounce ;

Carbonate of Potassa two ounces and
a drachm, or a sufficient quantity;

Distilled Water four pints.

Add first the Iron Filings, and afterwards the
Bromine, to a pint and a half of the Distilled
Water, stirring the mixture frequently with a
spatula for half an hour. Apply a gentle heat,
and, when the liquor assumes a greenish colour,
add gradually the Carbonate of Potassa, previously
dissolved in a pint and a half of the Distilled
Water, until it ceases to produce a precipitate.
Continue the heat for half an hour, and then
filter. Wash the precipitate with the remaining

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pint of Distilled Water, boiling hot, and filter.
Mix the filtered liquors, and evaporate so that crys-
tals may form. Lastly, pour off the liquid, and
dry the crystals on bibulous paper.

Bromide of Potassium is in white crystals, wholly soluble in
water, but sparingly so in alcohol. Its aqueous solution does
not affect the colour of litmus or turmeric, and is not precipi-
tated by chloride of barium. When mixed with starch and
treated with sulphuric acid, it becomes yellow. The salt, when
subjected to heat, does not lose weight. Ten grains of it re-
quire, for complete precipitation, 14-28 grains of nitrate of sil-
ver, and the precipitate formed has a yellowish colour.

POTASSII CyANURETUM.

Cyanuret of Potassium .

Take of Ferrocyanuret of Potassium, dried,
eight ounces ;

Carbonate of Potassa, dried, three
ounces.

Mix the salts intimately, and throw the mixture
into a deep iron crucible previously heated to
redness; maintain the temperature till efferves-
cence ceases, and the fused mass concretes, of a
pure white colour, upon a warm glass rod dipped
into it; then pour out the liquid carefully into a
shallow dish to solidify, stopping before the salt

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becomes contaminated with the precipitated iron.
Break up the mass while yet warm, and preserve
it in well stopped bottles.

Cyanuret of Potassium, thus prepared, is in white, opaque,
amorphous masses, having a sharp, somewhat alkaline and bit-
ter-almond taste, and an alkaline reaction. It is deliquescent
in moist air, very soluble in water when reduced to powder,
and sparingly soluble in alcohol. Its solution exhales the
odour of cyanohydric acid when exposed to the air, effervesces
on the addition of an acid, and, when added to a solution of
nitrate of silver, yields a precipitate wholly soluble in am-
monia.

PoTASSII loDIDUM.

Iodide of Potassium.

Take of Potassa six ounces ;

Iodine, in powder, sixteen ounces;

Charcoal, in fine powder, two ounces;

Boiling Water three pints.

Dissolve the Potassa in the Water, add the
Iodine gradually, stirring after each addition until
the solution becomes colourless, and continue
the additions until the liquid remains slightly
coloured from excess of Iodine. Evaporate the
solution to dryness, stirring in the Charcoal to-
wards the close, so that it may be intimately mixed
with the dried salt. Rub this to powder, and heat

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it to dull redness in an iron crucible, maintaining
that temperature for fifteen minutes; then, after
it has cooled, dissolve out the saline matter with
pure water, filter the solution, evaporate, and set
aside to crystallize. An additional quantity of
crystals may be obtained from the residual liquid
by evaporating and crystallizing as before.

Iodide of Potassium is in white or transparent crystals,
wholly soluble in water and alcohol. It produces no alteration
in the colour of litmus, and little if any in that of turmeric. Its
solution, mixed with diluted sulphuric acid, and afterwards
with solution of starch, gradually assumes a purple tint, wThich
at length becomes blue. When tartaric acid is freely added to
a strong solution of the iodide, it occasions a white crystalline
precipitate ; and the supernatant liquid, if mixed with starch,
becomes first purple and finally blue. Chloride of platinum
colours its solution reddish-browrn, without causing a precipi-
tate ; chloride of barium but slightly affects it ; and sulphate of
iron occasions no change. Of the Iodide of Potassium 10
grains yield, with an excess of nitrate of silver, a yellowT pre-
cipitate, which, when washed and dried, weighs 14’1 grains.
If this precipitate be treated with ammonia, and nitric acid be
added to the clear liquor, no precipitate is produced. Exposed
to a dull red heat, Iodide of Potassium melts, and on cooling
concretes into a crystalline pearly mass, without loss of
weight ; but, at a full red heat, it is slowly volatilized without
decomposition.

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POTASSII SULPHURETUM.

Sulphur et of Potassium .

Take of Sulphur an ounce ;

Carbonate of Potassa two ounces.

Rub the Carbonate of Potassa, previously dried,
with the Sulphur; melt the mixture in a covered
crucible over the fire ; then pour it out, and, when
it is cold, put it into a bottle, which is to be
well stopped.

Sulphuret of Potassium is of a brownish-yellow colour when
freshly broken. The solution is orange-yellow, and has the
odour of sulphohydric acid. Upon the addition of chlorohydric
acid, sulphohydric acid is evolved and sulphur deposited. The
solution, boiled with an excess of chlorohydric acid and filtered,
gives a yellow precipitate with chloride of platinum.

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P U L P iE .

Cassia: Fistula: Pulpa.

Pulp of Purging Cassia .

Take of Purging Cassia, bruised, a convenient
quantity.

Pour boiling water on the pods so that the pulp
may be softened ; then strain, first through a coarse
sieve, and afterwards through a hair one, and
evaporate by means of a water-bath to the proper
consistence.

Pruni Pulpa.

Pulp of Prunes.

Take of Prunes a convenient quantity.

Soften the Prunes in the vapour of boiling
water, and, having separated the stones, beat the
remainder in a marble mortar, and press it through
a hair sieve.

Tamarindi Pulpa.

Pulp of Tamarinds.

Take of Tamarinds a convenient quantity.

Digest them with a small quantity of water
until they become of a uniform consistence ; then

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separate the seeds and filaments by pressing the pulp
through a hair sieve.

PUL VERES.

Pulvis Aloes et Canella:.

Powder of Aloes and Canella .

(Hiera Pier a.)

Take of Aloes a pound ;

Canella three ounces.

Rub them separately into a very fine powder,
and mix them.

Pulvis Aromaticus.

Aromatic Powder.

Take of Cinnamon,

Ginger, each, two ounces ;
Cardamom, deprived of the capsules.
Nutmeg, grated, each, an ounce.

Rub them together into a very fine powder.

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Pulyis Ipecacuanha et Opii.

Powder of Ipecacuanha and Opium .
(Dover's Powder.)

Take of Ipecacuanha, in powder,

Opium, in powder, each, a drachm;
Sulphate of Potassa an ounce.

Rub them together into a very fine powder.

Pulyis Jalapa Compositus.
Compound Powder of Jalap.

Take of Jalap, in powder, an ounce;

Bitartrate of Potassa, in powder, two
ounces.

Mix them.

QUINIA.

Quinta Sulphas.

Sulphate of Quinia .

Take of Yellow Bark, in coarse powder, four
pounds;

Muriatic Acid three fluidounces;
Lime, in powder, five ounces ;

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Water five gallons;

Sulphuric Acid,

Alcohol,

Animal Charcoal, each, a sufficient

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quantity.

Boil the Bark in one-third of the Water mixed
with one-third of the Muriatic Acid, and strain
through linen. Boil the residue twice successively
with the same quantity of Water and Acid as be-
fore, and strain. Mix the decoctions, and, while
the liquor is hot, gradually add the Lime, pre-
viously mixed with two pints of water, stirring
constantly, until the quinia is completely precipi-
tated. Wash the precipitate with distilled water,
and, having pressed, dried, and powdered it, digest
it in boiling Alcohol. Pour off the liquor, and
repeat the digestion several times until the Alco-
hol is no longer rendered bitter. Mix the liquors,
and distil off the Alcohol until a brown viscid
mass remains. Upon this substance, removed from
the vessel, pour about half a gallon of distilled water,
and, having heated the mixture to the boiling point,
add as much Sulphuric Acid as may be necessary
to dissolve the impure alkali. Then add an ounce
and a half of Animal Charcoal, boil for two

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minutes, filter the liquor while hot, and set it aside
to crystallize. Should the liquor, before filtration,
be entirely neutral, acidulate it very slightly with
Sulphuric Acid ; should it, on the contrary, change
the colour of litmus paper to a bright red, add
more Animal Charcoal. Separate the crystals
from the liquor, dissolve them in boiling water
slightly acidulated with Sulphuric Acid, add a
little Animal Charcoal, filter, and set aside to
crystallize. Wrap the crystals in bibulous paper,
and dry them with a gentle heat.

The mother waters may be made to yield an
additional quantity of Sulphate of Quinia by pre-
cipitating the quinia with Solution of Ammonia,
and treating the precipitated alkali with distilled
water, Sulphuric Acid, and Animal Charcoal, as
before.

Sulphate of Quinia is in white, silky, very light crystals,
which are entirely dissolved by about 740 parts of cold, and
30 of boiling water, are very readily soluble in alcohol and in
water acidulated with sulphuric acid, and are insoluble in
ether. The aqueous solution, upon the addition first of chlo-
rine and afterwards of ammonia, assumes a green colour.
By a moderate heat, the crystals lose from eight to ten per
cent, of water of crystallization, and at a red heat are wholly
dissipated.

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Sodje Bxcarbonas.

Bicarbonate of Soda .

Take of Carbonate of Soda, in crystals, a conve-
nient quantity.

Break the crystals in pieces, and put them into
a wooden box, having a transverse partition near
the bottom pierced with numerous small holes,
and a cover which can be tightly fitted on. To a
bottle having two tubulures, and half filled with
water, adapt two tubes, one connected with an
apparatus for generating carbonic acid and termi-
nating under the water in the bottle, the other
commencing at the tubulure in which it is insert*”
ed, and entering the box by an opening near the
bottom, beneath the partition. Then lute all the
joints, and cause a stream of carbonic acid to pass
through the water into the box until the Carbonate
of Soda is fully saturated.

Carbonic acid is obtained from Marble by the
addition of dilute sulphuric acid.

This salt is white and opaque, and wholly soluble in water.
By a strong heat it is converted into anhydrous carbonate of

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soda. Its solution slightly affects the colour of turmeric, and
is decomposed with effervescence by acids. It does not yield
a precipitate with chloride of platinum, nor, unless heated,
with sulphate of magnesia. The precipitate produced by chlo-
ride of barium is wholly soluble in nitric acid.

SoDiE Carbonas Exsiccatus.

Dried Carbonate of Soda .

Take of Carbonate of Soda a convenient quan-
tity.

Expose it to heat, in a clean iron vessel, until it
is thoroughly dried, stirring constantly with an
iron spatula ; then rub it into powder.

Liquor Sode Chlorinate.

Solution of Chlorinated Sodac

Take of Chlorinated Lime a pound;

Carbonate of Soda two pounds;

Water a gallon and a half.

Dissolve the Carbonate of Soda in three pints
of the Water, with the aid of heat. To the re-
mainder of the Water add, by small portions at a
time, the Chlorinated Lime previously well tritu- -
rated, stirring the mixture after each addition.
Set the mixture by for several hours, that the dregs
may subside; then decant the clear liquid, and

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mix it with the solution of Carbonate of Soda.
Lastly, decant the clear liquor from the precipita-
ted carbonate of lime, pass it through a linen cloth,
and keep it in bottles secluded from the light.

Solution of Chlorinated Soda is a colourless liquid, having
a slight odour of chlorine. With lime-water and solution of
baryta it yields a precipitate, which is dissolved with effer-
vescence by nitric acid. It rapidly destroys the colour of a
solution of indigo.

SoDiE ET PoTASSiE TARTRAS.

Tartrate of Potassa and Soda.

(. Rochelle Salt.)

Take of Carbonate of Soda a pound ;

Bitartrate of Potassa, in powder, six-
teen ounces ;

Boiling Water five pints.

Dissolve the Carbonate of Soda in the Water,
and gradually add the Bitartrate of Potassa. Filter
the solution, and evaporate until a pellicle forms ;
then set it aside to crystallize. Pour off the liquor,
and dry the crystals on bibulous paper. Lastly,
again evaporate the liquor, that it may furnish
more crystals.

Tartrate of Potassa and Soda is in colourless, transparent
crystals, which effloresce slightly in dry air, and are wholly

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and readily dissolved by five parts of boiling water. The solu-
tion does not affect the colour of litmus, and yields no precipi-
tate with chloride of barium or a dilute solution of nitrate of
silver. From a strong solution the mineral acids throw down
a crystalline precipitate of bitartrate of potassa.

Sodje Phosphas.

Phosphate of Soda.

Take of Bone, burnt to whiteness and pow-
dered, ten pounds;

Sulphuric Acid six pounds;

Carbonate of Soda a sufficient quan-
tity.

Mix the powdered Bone with the Sulphuric
Acid in an earthen vessel; then add a gallon of
water, and stir them well together. Digest for
three days, occasionally adding a little water to
replace that which is lost by evaporation, and fre-
quently stirring the mixture. At the expiration
of this time, pour in a gallon of boiling water, and
strain through linen, gradually adding more boil-
ing water until the liquid passes nearly tasteless.
Set by the strained liquor that the dregs may sub-
side, from which pour off the clear solution, and
boil it down to a gallon. To this solution, poured
off from the dregs and heated in an iron vessel,

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add by degrees the Carbonate of Soda previously
dissolved in hot water, until effervescence ceases,
and the phosphoric acid is completely neutralized ;
then filter the liquor, and set it aside to crystallize.
Having removed the crystals, add, if necessary, a
small quantity of Carbonate of Soda to the liquor,
so as to render it slightly alkaline ; then alternately
evaporate and crystallize, so long as crystals are
produced. Lastly, preserve the crystals in a well
stopped bottle.

Phosphate of Soda is in colourless transparent crystals,
which speedily effloresce when exposed to the air. It is
wholly soluble in water, and insoluble in alcohol. The solu-
tion has an alkaline reaction, and does not effervesce with
acids. It yields with nitrate of silver a yellow, and with chlo-
ride of barium a white precipitate, both soluble in nitric acid.

SPIRITUS.

Spiritus Juniperi Composites.

Compound Spirit of Juniper.

Take of Oil of Juniper a fluidrachm and a half:

Oil of Caraway,

Oil of Fennel, each, ten minims;

Diluted Alcohol a galloq.

Dissolve the Oils in the Diluted Alcohol.

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Spiritus Lavandula.

Spirit of Lavender.

Take of Fresh Lavender two pounds;

Alcohol a gallon ;

Water two pints.

Mix them, and with a slow fire distil a gallon.

Spiritus Lavandula: Compositus.
Compound Spirit of Lavender.

Take of Spirit of Lavender three pints ;

Spirit of Rosemary a pint ;

Cinnamon, bruised, an ounce ;

Cloves, bruised, two drachms;
Nutmeg, bruised, half an ounce;

Red Saunders, rasped, three drachms.
Macerate for fourteen days, and filter through
paper.

Spiritus Myristica:.

Spirit of Nutmeg.

Take of Nutmeg, bruised, two ounces;

Diluted Alcohol a gallon ;

Water a pint.

Mix them, and with a slow fire distil a gallon.

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Spiritus Pimento.

Spirit of Pimento .

Take of Oil of Pimento two fluidrachms;

Diluted Alcohol a gallon.
Dissolve the Oil in the Diluted Alcohol.

Spiritus Rosmarini.

Spirit of Rosemary.

Take of Oil of Rosemary four drachms;

Alcohol a gallon.

Dissolve the Oil in the Alcohol.

SPONGIA.

Spongia Usta.

Burnt Sponge.

Take of Sponge a convenient quantity.

Cut it into pieces, and beat it that any extra-
neous matters may be separated; then burn it in
a close iron vessel until it becomes black and fri-
able ; lastly, rub it into very fine powder.

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STANNUM. — STRYCHNIA,

STANNUM.

Stannx Pulvis.

Powder of Tin .

Take of Tin a convenient quantity.

Melt it in an iron vessel over the fire, and,
while it is cooling, stir it until it is reduced to a
powder, which is to be passed through a sieve.

STRYCHNIA.

Strychnia.

Take of Nux Vomica, rasped, four pounds;
Lime, in powder, six ounces;

Muriatic Acid three fiuidounces ;
Alcohol,

Diluted Sulphuric Acid,

Solution of Ammonia,

Purified Animal Charcoal,

Water, each, a sufficient quantity.
Digest the Nux Vomica in two gallons of Water,
acidulated with a fiuidounce of the Muriatic Acid,

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for twenty-four hours ; then boil for two hours,
and strain with expression through a strong linen
bag. Boil the residuum twice successively in the
same quantity of acidulated Water, each time
straining as before. Mix the decoctions and eva-
porate to the consistence of thin syrup ; then add
the Lime previously mixed with a pint of Water,
and boil for ten minutes, frequently stirring. Pour
the mixture into a double linen bag, and, having
washed the precipitate well with water, press,
dry, and powder it. Treat the powder repeatedly
with boiling Alcohol, until deprived of its bitter-
ness; mix the liquors; and distil off the Alcohol
by means of a water-bath. Mix the residue with
Water, and, having applied heat, drop in sufficient
Diluted Sulphuric Acid to neutralize and dissolve
the Strychnia; then add Purified Animal Char-
coal, boil for a few minutes, filter, evaporate, and
crystallize. Dissolve the crystals in Water, and
add sufficient Solution of Ammonia to precipitate
the Strychnia. Lastly, dry the precipitate on bibu-
lous paper.

Strychnia, thus obtained, is in the form of a white powder,
of an intensely bitter taste, almost insoluble in water, slightly
soluble in cold alcohol, and readily soluble in boiling alcohol.
When heated it melts, and by a strong heat is wholly dissi-
pated. It is reddened by nitric acid in consequence of the

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presence of brucia. Its solution in concentrated sulphuric
acid yields, on the addition of a minute quantity of bichromate
of potassa, a splendid violet colour.

STYRAX.

Styrax Purificata.

Purified Storax.

Take of Storax,

Alcohol, each, a sufficient quantity.

Dissolve the Storax in the Alcohol, and strain
the solution ; then distil off the Alcohol with a
gentle heat, until the Storax acquires the proper
consistence.

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SULPHUR.

Sulphur Pra:cipitatum.

Precipitated Sulphur .

( Lac Sulphuris.)

Take of Sulphur a pound ;

Lime a pound and a half;

Water two gallons;

Muriatic Acid a sufficient quantity.

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Slake the Lime with a small portion of the
Water, and, having mixed it with the Sulphur,
add the remainder of the Water, boil for two or
three hours, occasionally adding water so as to
preserve the measure, and filter. Dilute the fil-
tered liquor with an equal hulk of water; then
drop into it sufficient Muriatic Acid to precipi-
tate the Sulphur. Lastly, wash the precipitate
repeatedly with water till the washings are taste-
less, and dry it.

Precipitated Sulphur is entirely dissipated by heat.

SULPHURIS loDIDUM.

Iodide of Sulphur .

Take of Iodine four ounces ;

Sulphur an ounce.

Rub the Iodine and Sulphur together in a glass,
porcelain, or marble mortar until they are tho-
roughly mixed. Put the mixture into a matrass,
close the orifice loosely, and apply a gentle heat
so as to darken the mass without melting it. When
the colour has become uniformly dark throughout,
increase the heat so as to melt the Iodide ; then
incline the matrass in different directions, in order
to return into the mass any portions of Iodine

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which may have condensed on the inner surface
of the vessel; lastly, allow the matrass to cool,
break it, and put the Iodide into bottles, which
are to be well stopped.

Iodide of Sulphur is entirely dissipated by heat. When it
is boiled with water, iodine escapes with the vapour, and sul-
phur is deposited nearly pure.

SYRUPI.

Syrups whose density is not precisely deter-
mined by the process, should have the specific
gravity 1*261 when boiling, and about 1*319 at
ordinary temperatures.

Syrupus.

Syrup.

Take of Sugar two pounds and a half ;

Water a pint.

Dissolve the Sugar in the Water with the aid
of heat, remove any scum which may form, and
strain the solution while hot.

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Syrupus Acacob.

Syrup of Gum Arabic.

Take of Gum Arabic two ounces;

Sugar fifteen ounces ;

Water eight fluidounces.

Dissolve first the Gum in the Water without
heat, then the Sugar with a gentle heat, and strain.

Syrupus Acidi Cxtrici.

Syrup of Citric Acid .

Take of Citric Acid, in powder, two drachms ;

Oil of Lemons four minims;

Syrup two pints.

Rub the Citric Acid and Oil of Lemons with
a fluidounce of the Syrup, then add the mixture to
the remainder of the Syrup, and dissolve with a
gentle heat.

Syrupus Allix.

Syrup of Garlic.

Take of Fresh Garlic, sliced and bruised, six
ounces;

Diluted Acetic Acid a pint;

Sugar, in coarse powder, two pounds.
Macerate the Garlic in ten fluidounces of the

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Diluted Acetic Acid, in a glass vessel, for four
days, and express the liquor. Then mix the resi-
due with what remains of the Acid, and again ex-
press until sufficient has passed to make the whole,
when filtered, measure a pint. Lastly, pour the
filtered liquor on the Sugar contained in a quart
bottle, and agitate till it is dissolved.

Syrupus Amygdalae.

Syrup of Almonds .

[Syrup of Orgeat .)

Take of Sweet Almonds a pound;

Bitter Almonds four ounces;

Water three pints;

Sugar six pounds.

Having blanched the Almonds, rub them in a
mortar to a very fine paste, adding, during the tri-
turation, three fluidounces of the Water and a
pound of the Sugar. Mix the paste thoroughly
with the remainder of the Water, strain with
strong expression, add the remainder of the Sugar
to the strained liquor, and dissolve it with the aid
of a gentle heat. Strain the Syrup through fine
linen, and, having allowed it to cool, put it into
bottles, wThich must be wTell stopped, and kept in a
cool place.

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Syrtjpus Aurantii Corticis.

Syrup of Orange Peel .

Take of Orange Peel, bruised, two ounces ;

Boiling Water a pint;

Sugar two pounds and a half.

Macerate the Orange Peel in the Water, in a
covered vessel, for twelve hours, and strain ; then add
the Sugar, and proceed in the manner directed for
Syrup.

Syrupus Ipecacuanha.

Syrup of Ipecacuanha.

Take of Ipecacuanha, in coarse powder, an
ounce ;

Diluted Alcohol a pint;

Sugar two pounds and a half ;

Water a sufficient quantity.

Macerate the Ipecacuanha in the Alcohol for
fourteen days, and filter. Evaporate the filtered
liquor to six fluidounces, again filter, and add suffi-
cient Water to make the liquid measure a pint.
Lastly, add the Sugar, and proceed in the manner
directed for Syrup.

Syrup of Ipecacuanha may also be prepared by
putting the Ipecacuanha, previously moistened

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with Diluted Alcohol, into a percolator; pouring
upon it gradually Diluted Alcohol until a pint of
filtered liquor is obtained ; then evaporating to six
fluidounces, and completing the process as above
directed.

Syrupus Krameri^:.

Syrup of Rhatany.

Take of Rhatany, in coarse powder, a pound ;

Sugar two pounds and a half ;

Water a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Rhatany with a pint of Water, and,
having allowed the mixture to stand for twenty-
four hours, introduce it into a percolator, and gra-
dually pour Water upon it, until four pints of

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filtered liquor are obtained. Evaporate this, by
means of a water-bath, to seventeen fluidounces;
then add the Sugar, and proceed in the manner
directed for Syrup.

This Syrup may also be prepared in the follow-
ing manner.

Take of Extract of Rhatany two ounces;

Water a pint ;

Sugar two pounds and a half.

Dissolve the Extract in the Water and filter;

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then add the Sugar, and proceed in the manner
directed for Syrup.

Syrupus Limonis.

Lemon Syrup .

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Take of Lemon-juice, strained, a pint;

Sugar two pounds.

Add the Sugar to the juice, and proceed in the
manner directed for Syrup.

Syrupus Pruni Yirginianje.

Syrup of Wild-cherry Bark .

Take of Wild-cherry Bark, in coarse powder,
five ounces;

Sugar two pounds ;

Water a sufficient quantity.

Moisten the Bark thoroughly with Water, let
it stand for twenty-four hours in a close vessel,
then transfer it to a percolator, and pour Water
upon it gradually until a pint of filtered liquor is
obtained. To this add the Sugar, in a bottle, and
agitate occasionally until it is dissolved.

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Syrupus Rhei.

Syrup of Rhubarb .

Take of Rhubarb, in coarse powder, two ounces;

Alcohol half a pint;

Water a pint and a half;

Sugar two pounds.

Mix the Alcohol and Water, pour four fluid-
ounces of the liquid on the Rhubarb previously
mixed with an equal bulk of sand, and allow the
whole to stand four hours ; then transfer the mass
to a percolator, and gradually pour upon it the
remainder of the mixed Alcohol and Water.
When the liquor has ceased to pass, evaporate it
by means of a water-bath to thirteen fluidounces,
and, having added the Sugar, proceed in the man-
ner directed for Syrup.

Syrupus Rhei Aromaticus.

Aromatic Syrup of Rhubarb .

Take of Rhubarb, bruised, two ounces and a
half;

Cloves, bruised,

Cinnamon, bruised, each, half an ounce;

Nutmeg, bruised, two drachms;

Diluted Alcohol two pints;

Syrup six pints.

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Macerate the Rhubarb and aromatics in the
Diluted Alcohol for fourteen days, and strain ;
then, by means of a water-bath, evaporate the
liquor to a pint, and, while it is still hot, mix it
with the Syrup previously heated.

Aromatic Syrup of Rhubarb may also be pre-
pared by putting the Rhubarb and aromatics, pre-
viously reduced to coarse powder and moistened
with Diluted Alcohol, into a percolator; pouring
upon them gradually Diluted Alcohol until two
pints of filtered liquor are obtained ; then evapo-
rating to a pint, and completing the process as
above directed.

Syrupus Sarsaparilla Compositus.

Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla .

Take of Sarsaparilla, bruised, two pounds;

Guaiacum Wood, rasped, three ounces;

Hundred-leaved Roses,

Senna,

Liquorice Root, bruised, each, two
ounces;

Oil of Sassafras,

Oil of Anise, each, five minims;

Oil of Partridge-berry three minims;

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Diluted Alcohol ten pints ;

Sugar eight pounds.

Macerate the Sarsaparilla, Guaiacum Wood,
Roses, Senna, and Liquorice Root in the Diluted
Alcohol for fourteen days; then express and filter.
Evaporate the tincture by means of a water-bath
to four pints, filter, add the Sugar, and proceed in
the manner directed for Syrup. Lastly, having
rubbed the Oils with a small quantity of the Syrup,
mix them thoroughly with the remainder.

Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla may also be
prepared by mixing the solid materials, excepting
the Sugar, in coarse powder, with three pints of
Diluted Alcohol, allowing the mixture to stand for
twenty-four hours, then transferring it to a perco-

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lator, gradually pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol
until ten pints have passed, and proceeding with

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the tincture as in the above process.

SYRUPUS SciIiLiE.

Syrup of Squill .

Take of Vinegar of Squill a pint ;

Sugar two pounds.

Add the Sugar to the Vinegar of Squill, and
proceed in the manner directed for Syrup.

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Syrupus Scill#: Compositus.

Compound Syrup of Squill.

(Hive-syrup .)

Take of Squill, bruised,

Seneka, bruised, each, four ounces ;

Tartrate of Antimony and Potassa forty-
eight grains;

Water four pints;

Sugar three pounds and a half.

Pour the Water upon the Squill and Seneka,
and, having boiled to one-half, strain and add the
Sugar; then evaporate to three pints, and, while
the Syrup is still hot, dissolve in it the Tartrate of
Antimony and Potassa.

Compound Syrup of Squill may be advantage-
ously prepared in the following manner by those
familiar with the process of displacement

Take of Squill, in coarse powder,

Seneka, in coarse powder, each, four
ounces ;

Tartrate of Antimony and Potassa forty-
eight grains ;

Alcohol half a pint ;

Water a sufficient quantity;

Sugar three pounds and a half.

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Mix the Alcohol with two pints and a half of
Water, and macerate the Squill and Seneka in the
mixture for twenty-four hours. Put the whole
into a percolator, and add as much Water as may
be necessary to make the filtered liquor amount to
three pints. Boil the liquor for a few minutes,
evaporate to one-half, and strain; then add the
Sugar, and evaporate until the resulting Syrup
measures three pints. Lastly, dissolve the Tar-
trate of Antimony and Potassa in the Syrup, while
it is still hot.

Syrupus Senega.

Syrup of Seneka .

Take of Seneka, bruised, four ounces;

Water a pint ;

Sugar a pound.

Boil the Water with the Seneka to one-half,
and strain; then add the Sugar, and proceed in the
manner directed for Syrup.

Syrup of Seneka may also be prepared in the
following manner: —

Take of Seneka, in coarse powder, four ounces;

Alcohol half a pint;

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Water a pint and a half;

Sugar fifteen ounces.

Mix the Alcohol and Water, pour half a pint of
the liquid on the Seneka, and allow the mixture to
stand for twelve hours ; then transfer it to a per-
colator, and gradually pour upon it the remainder
of the menstruum. When the liquor has ceased
to pass, evaporate it by means of a water-bath to
half a pint, filter, and, having added the Sugar,
proceed in the manner directed for Syrup*

Syrupus Senna;.

Syrup of Senna .

Take of Senna two ounces;

Fennel-seed, bruised, an ounce;

Boiling Water a pint;

Sugar fifteen ounces.

Digest the Senna and Fennel-seed in the Water,
with a gentle heat, for an hour; then strain, add
the Sugar, and evaporate to the proper consistence*

Syrupus Tolutanus.

Syrup of Tolu .

Take of Tincture of Tolu a fluidounce and a
half;

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Water a pint;

Sugar two pounds and a half.

Mix the Tincture with the Sugar in coarse
powder; expose the mixture, in a shallow dish,
to a gentle heat until the alcohol has evaporated ;
then pour the Water upon it in a covered vessel,
heat gradually till the Sugar is dissolved, and strain.

Syrupus Zingiberis.

Ginger Syrup.

Take of Tincture of Ginger four fluidounces;

Water four pints ;

Sugar ten pounds.

Mix the Tincture with four pounds of the
Sugar, in coarse powder, and expose the mixture,
in a shallow’ dish, to a gentle heat until the alcohol
has evaporated. Add the residue of the Sugar,
and subsequently the Water in a covered vessel,
heat gradually till the Sugar is dissolved, and
strain.

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TINCTURE.

Tinctures, when prepared by maceration,
should be frequently shaken during the process,
which should be conducted in glass vessels well
stopped. When displacement is employed, great
care should be taken to observe the directions
given at page 4, so that the substances treated may
be, as far as possible, exhausted of their soluble
principles, and a perfectly clear tincture obtained*
To those not familiar with this process, the plan
of maceration is recommended.

Tinctura Aconiti Foliortjm.

Tincture of Aconite Leaves.

Tinctura Aconiti, U. S. Ph 1840.

Take of Aconite Leaves four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Aconite Leaves, in powder,
with Diluted Alcohol, allowing the mixture to
stand for twenty-four hours, then transferring it to
a percolator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted

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Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor are ob-
tained.

Tinctura Aconiti Radicis.

Tincture of Aconite Root .

Take of Aconite Root, well bruised, a pound ;

Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express strongly, and
filter through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by the
process of displacement, in the following man-
ner.

Take of Aconite Root, in powder, a pound;

Alcohol a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Aconite Root with a pint of Alco-
hol, and allow the mixture to stand for twenty-
four hours; then transfer it to a percolator, and
pour Alcohol gradually upon it until two pints of
filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Aloes.

Tincture of Aloes .

Take of Aloes, in powder, an ounce;

Liquorice three ounces;

Alcohol half a pint;

Distilled Water a pint and a half.

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Macerate for fourteen days, and filter through
paper.

Tinctura Aloes et Myrrhs.

Tincture of Jlloes and Myrrh.

(Elixir Proprietatis.)

Take of Aloes, in powder, three ounces;
Saffron an ounce ;

Tincture of Myrrh two pints.
Macerate for fourteen days, and filter through
paper.

Tinctura Assafcetiba.

Tincture of Assafetida.

Take of Assafetida four ounces ;

Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, and filter through
paper.

Tinctura Belladonna:.

Tincture of Belladonna.

Take of Belladonna four ounces ;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

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This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Belladonna, in powder,
with Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for
twenty-four hours, then transferring it to a perco-
lator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted Al-
cohol until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Benzoini Composita.

Compound Tincture of Benzoin .

Take of Benzoin three ounces;

'v Purified Storax two ounces ;

Balsam of Tolu an ounce;

Aloes, in powder, half an ounce ;

Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, and filter through
paper.

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Tinctura Camphors.

Tincture of Camphor .

Take of Camphor four ounces ;

Alcohol two pints.

Dissolve the Camphor in the Alcohol.

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Tinctura Cantharidis.

Tincture of Spanish Flies .

Take of Spanish Flies, bruised, an ounce;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Flies, in powder, with
Diluted Alcohol, allowing them to stand for
twenty-four hours, then transferring them to a
percolator, and gradually pouring upon them Di-
luted Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor are
obtained.

Tinctura Capsici.

Tincture of Cayenne Pepper .

Take of Cayenne Pepper an ounce ;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, and filter through
paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Cayenne Pepper, in pow-
der, with Diluted Alcohol, putting it into a per-
colator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted

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Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor are
obtained.

Tinctura Cardamomi.

Tincture of Cardamom.

Take of Cardamom, bruised, four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Cardamom, in powder,
with Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for
twenty-four hours, then transferring it to a per-
colator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted
Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor are ob-
tained.

Tinctura Cardamomi Composita.

Compound Tincture of Cardamom.

Take of Cardamom, bruised, six drachms ;

Caraway, bruised, two drachms ;

Cinnamon, bruised, five drachms;

Raisins, deprived of their seeds, five
ounces ;

Cochineal, bruised, a drachm;

Diluted Alcohol two pints and a half.

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Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

Tinctura Castorei.

Tincture of Castor.

Take of Castor, bruised, two ounces;

Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for seven days, express, and filter
through paper.

Tinctura Catechu.

Tincture of Catechu.

Take of Catechu three ounces;

Cinnamon, bruised, two ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

Tinctura Cinchona:.

Tincture of Peruvian Bark .

Take of Yellow Bark, in powder, six ounces ;

Diluted Alcohol twTo pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

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This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Bark with Diluted Alco-
hol, allowing it to stand for forty-eight hours,
then transferring it to a percolator, and gradually
pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol until two pints of
filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Cinchona Composita.

Compound Tincture of Peruvian Bark .

Take of Red Bark, in powder, two ounces;

Orange Peel, bruised, an ounce and a
half;

Virginia Snakeroot, bruised, three
drachms ;

Saffron, cut,

Red Saunders, rasped, each, a drachm ;

Diluted Alcohol twenty fluidounces.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

Compound Tincture of Peruvian Bark may be
prepared from the same dry materials, by beating
them well together, moistening them thoroughly
with Diluted Alcohol, allowing the mixture to stand
for forty-eight hours, then transferring it to a per-
colator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted

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Alcohol until twenty fluidounces of filtered liquor
are obtained.

Tinctura Cinnamomi.

Tincture of Cinnamon.

Take of Cinnamon, bruised, three ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Cinnamon, in powder,
with Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for
forty-eight hours, then transferring it to a perco-
lator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted Alco-
hol until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Cinnamomi Composita.

Compound Tincture of Cinnamon .

Take of Cinnamon, bruised, an ounce ;

Cardamom, bruised, half an ounce;

Ginger, bruised, three drachms ;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

Compound Tincture of Cinnamon may be pre-
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pared from the same dry materials, in the state of
powder, by moistening them thoroughly with Di-
luted Alcohol, allowing them to stand for forty-
eight hours, then transferring them to a percolator,
and gradually pouring upon them Diluted Alcohol
until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Colchici Seminxs.

Tincture of Colchicum Seed.

Take of Colchicum Seed, bruised, four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Colchicum Seed, in pow-
der, with Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand
for twenty-four hours, then transferring it to a
percolator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted
Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor are
obtained.

Tinctura Colombo.
Tincture of Columbo .

Take of Columbo, bruised, four ounces;
Diluted Alcohol two pints.

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Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Columbo, in powder, with
Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for twenty-
four hours, then transferring it to a percolator, and
gradually pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol until
two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Conii.

Tincture of Hemlock .

Take of Hemlock Leaves four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Hemlock Leaves, in pow-
der, with Diluted Alcohol, allowing them to stand
for twenty-four hours, then transferring them to a
percolator, and gradually pouring upon them Di-
luted Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor are
obtained.

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Tinctura Cubeba;.

Tincture of Cubebs.

Take of Cubebs, bruised, four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Cubebs, in powder, with
Diluted Alcohol, allowing the mixture to stand for
twenty-four hours, then transferring it to a perco-
lator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted Alco-
hol until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Digitalis.

Tincture of Foxglove .

Take of Foxglove four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Foxglove, in powder, with
Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for twenty-
four hours, then transferring it to a percolator, and
gradually pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol until
two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

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Tinctura Gauije,

Tincture of Galls .

Take of Galls, bruised, four ounces ;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Galls, in powder, with
Diluted Alcohol, allowing them to stand for forty-
eight hours, then transferring them to a percolator,
and gradually pouring upon them Diluted Alcohol
until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Gentians Composita.

Compound Tincture of Gentian .

Take of Gentian, bruised, two ounces;

Orange Peel an ounce;

Cardamom, bruised, half an ounce;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared from the
same dry materials, in the state of powder, by
moistening them thoroughly with Diluted Alco-
hol, allowing them to stand for forty-eight hours,

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then transferring them to a percolator, and gradu-
ally pouring upon them Diluted Alcohol until two

pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

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Tinctura Guaiaci.

Tincture of Guaiac.

Take of Guaiac, in powder, half a pound;
Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, and filter through
paper.

Tinctura Guaiaci Ammoniata.
Ammoniated Tincture of Guaiac .

Take of Guaiac, in powder, four ounces;

Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia a pint
and a half.

Macerate for fourteen days, and filter through
paper.

Tinctura Hellebore
Tincture of Black Hellebore .

Take of Black Hellebore, bruised, four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

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This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Black Hellebore, in pow-
der,.with Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand
for forty-eight hours, then transferring it to a per-
colator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted
Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor are ob-
tained.

Tinctura Humuli.

Tincture of Hops .

Take of Hops five ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

Tinctura Hyoscyami.

Tincture of Henbane .

Take of Henbane Leaves four ounces ;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Henbane Leaves, in pow-
der, with Diluted Alcohol, allowing them to stand
for twenty-four hours, then transferring them to

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a percolator, and gradually pouring upon them
Diluted Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor
are obtained.

Tinctura Iodinii.
Tincture of Iodine .
Tinctura Iodini, U. S. Ph 1840.
Take of Iodine an ounce;

Alcohol a pint.

Dissolve the Iodine in the Alcohol.

Tinctura Iodinii Composita.
Compound Tincture of Iodine.

Tinctura Iodini Composita, U. S. Ph ,, 1840.

Take of Iodine half an ounce ;

Iodide of Potassium an ounce;
Alcohol a pint.

Dissolve the Iodine and Iodide of Potassium in
the Alcohol.

Tinctura Jalaps.

Tincture of Jalap .

Take of Jalap, in powder, six ounces ;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

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This Tincture may also be prepared by moisten-
ing the Jalap thoroughly with Diluted Alcohol,
allowing it to stand for forty-eight hours, then
transferring it to a percolator, and gradually pour-
ing upon it Diluted Alcohol until two pints of
filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Kino.

Tincture of Kino.

Take of Kino, in powder, six drachms;

Diluted Alcohol a sufficient quantity.

Mix the Kino with an equal bulk of sand, and,
having introduced it into a percolator, pour Di-
luted Alcohol gradually upon it until eight fluid-
ounces of filtered liquor are obtained.

This Tincture should be renewed frequently,
and kept in closely stopped bottles ; as it is apt to
deteriorate rapidly by exposure.

Tinctura Krameroe.

Tincture of Rhatany.

Take of Rhatany, in powder, six ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by moist-

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ening the Rhatany thoroughly with Diluted Alco-
hol, allowing it to stand for forty-eight hours,
then transferring it to a percolator, and gradually
pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol until two pints

of filtered liquor are obtained.

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Tinctura Lobelia:.

Tincture of Lobelia.

Take of Lobelia four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Lobelia, in powder, with
Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for twenty-
four hours, then transferring it to a percolator,
and gradually pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol

until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

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Tinctura Lupulinje.

Tincture of Lupulin.

Take of Lupulin four ounces ;

Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, and filter through
paper.

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Tinctura Myrrhje.

Tincture of Myrrh.

Take of Myrrh, bruised, four ounces;

Alcohol three pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, and filter through
paper.

Tinctura Nucis Vomica:.

Tincture of Nux Vomica .

Take of Nux Vomica, rasped, eight ounces;

Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by moist-
ening the Nux Vomica thoroughly with Alcohol,
allowing it to stand for two days, then transferring
it to a percolator, and very gradually pouring Al-
cohol upon it until two pints of filtered liquor are
obtained.

Tinctura Olei Mentha: Piperita:.
Tincture of Oil of Peppermint .

( Essence of Peppermint.)

Take of Oil of Peppermint two fluidounces;
Alcohol a pint.

Dissolve the Oil in the Alcohol.

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Tinctura Olei Mentha: Viridis.
Tincture of Oil of Spearmint.

(. Essence of Spearmint.)

Take of Oil of Spearmint two fluidounces;
Alcohol a pint.

Dissolve the Oil in the Alcohol.

Tinctura Opii.

Tincture of Opium .

{Laudanum.)

Take of Opium, in powder, two ounces and a
half;

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Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

Tinctura Opii Acetata.

Acetated Tincture of Opium .

Take of Opium, in powder, two ounces;
Vinegar twelve fluidounces;

Alcohol half a pint.

Rub the Opium with the Vinegar; then add
the Alcohol, and, having macerated for fourteen
days, express, and filter through paper.

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Tinctura Or li Camp no rata.
Camphorated Tincture of Opium.

{Paregoric Elixir.)

Take of Opium, in powder,

Benzoic Acid, each, a drachm;

Oil of Anise a fluidrachm;

Clarified Honey two ounces;

Camphor two scruples;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, and filter through
paper.

Tinctura Quassia:.

Tincture of Quassia.

Take of Quassia, rasped, two ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by moist-
ening the Quassia thoroughly with Diluted Alco-
hol, allowing it to stand for forty-eight hours,
then transferring it to a percolator, and gradually
pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol until two pints
of filtered liquor are obtained.

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Tinctura Rhei.

Tincture of Rhubarb .

Take of Rhubarb, bruised, three ounces;

Cardamom, bruised, half an ounce;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Rhubarb and Cardamom,
in powder, with Diluted Alcohol, allowing them
to stand for forty-eight hours, then transferring
them to a percolator, and gradually pouring upon
them Diluted Alcohol until two pints of filtered
liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Riiei et Aloes.

Tincture of Rhubarb and Aloes.

(Elixir Sacrum.)

Take of Rhubarb, bruised, ten drachms;

Aloes, in powder, six drachms ;

Cardamom, bruised, half an ounce;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

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Tinctura Riiei et Gentians.

Tincture of Rhubarb and Gentian .

Take of Rhubarb, bruised, two ounces;

Gentian, bruised, half an ounce;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Rhubarb and Gentian, in
powder, with Diluted Alcohol, allowing them to
stand for forty-eight hours, then transferring them
to a percolator, and gradually pouring upon them
Diluted Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor
are obtained.

Tinctura Riiei et Senna:.

Tincture of Rhubarb and Senna.

( Warner’s Gout Cordial.)

Take of Rhubarb, bruised, an ounce;

Senna two drachms;

Coriander, bruised,

Fennel-seed, bruised, each, a drachm;
Red Saunders, rasped, twro drachms;
Saffron,

Liquorice, each, half a drachm ;

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Raisins, deprived of their seeds, half a
pound ;

Diluted Alcohol three pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

Tinctura Sanguinary.

Tincture of Bloodroot .

Take of Bloodroot, bruised, four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Bloodroot, in powder,
with Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for
forty-eight hours, then transferring it to a perco-
lator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted
Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor are ob-
tained.

Tinctura Saponis Camphorata.
Camphorated Tincture of Soap.

( Soap Liniment.)

Take of Soap, in shavings, four ounces;
Camphor two ounces ;

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Oil of Rosemary half a fluidounce;
Water four fluidounces;

Alcohol two pints.

Mix the Alcohol and Water, digest the Soap
with the mixture by means of a water-bath till it
is dissolved, then filter, and add the Camphor and
Oil.

Tinctura Scillje.

Tincture of Squill.

Take of Squill four ounces ,

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Squill, in powder, with
Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for twenty-
four hours, then transferring it to a percolator,
and gradually pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol
until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

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Tinctura Senna: et Jalapje.

Tincture of Senna and Jalap .

Take of Senna three ounces;

Jalap, in powder, an ounce;

Coriander, bruised,

Caraway, bruised, each, half an ounce;

Cardamom, bruised, two drachms;

Sugar four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol three pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by beating
well together the Senna, Jalap, Sugar, and Aro-
matics, moistening them thoroughly with Diluted
Alcohol, allowing them to stand for forty-eight
hours, then transferring them to a percolator, and
gradually pouring upon them Diluted Alcohol
until three pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Serpentaree.

Tincture of Virginia Snakeroot .

Take of Virginia Snakeroot, bruised, three
ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

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Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also he prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Virginia Snakeroot, in
powder, with Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand
for twenty-four hours; then transferring it to a
percolator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted
Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor are ob-
tained.

Tinctura Stramonii.

Tincture of Stramonium.

Take of Stramonium Seed, bruised, four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Stramonium Seed, in pow-
der, with Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for
forty-eight hours, then transferring it to a perco-
lator, and gradually pouring upon it Diluted Alco-
hol until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

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TlNCTURA ToLUTANA.

Tincture of Tolu .

Tinctura Tolutani, U. S. Ph 1840.

Take of Balsam of Tolu three ounces;

Alcohol two pints.

Macerate until the Balsam is dissolved; then
filter through paper.

Tinctura Valeriana:.

Tincture of Valerian .

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Take of Valerian, bruised, four ounces;

Diluted Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Valerian, in powder, with
Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for twenty-
four hours, then transferring it to a percolator,
and gradually pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol
until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Valeriana: Ammoniata.

Ammonialed Tincture of Valerian .

Take of Valerian, bruised, four ounces;

Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia two pints.

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Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also he prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Valerian, in powder, with
Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia, allowing it to stand
for twenty-four hours in a covered vessel, then
transferring it to a percolator, and gradually pour-
ing upon it Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia until two
pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

Tinctura Zingiberis.

Tincture of Ginger .

Take of Ginger, bruised, eight ounces;

Alcohol two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter
through paper.

This Tincture may also be prepared by tho-
roughly moistening the Ginger, in powder, with
Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for twenty-
four hours, then transferring it to a percolator, and
gradually pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol until
two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

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Trochisci Cretje.

Troches of Chalk .

Take of Prepared Chalk four ounces;

Gum Arabic, in powder, an ounce;
Nutmeg, in powder, a drachm;

Sugar, in powder, six ounces.

Rub them together until they are intimately
mixed ; then with water form them into a mass,
to be divided into troches, each weighing ten grains.

Trochisci Geycyrrhiz^: et Opii.
Troches of Liquorice and Opium .

Take of Opium, in powder, half an ounce;
Liquorice, in powder,

Sugar, in powder,

Gum Arabic, in powder, each, ten
ounces ;

Oil of Anise a fluidrachm.

Mix the powders intimately; then add the Oil
of Anise, and with water form them into a mass,
to be divided into troches, each weighing six grains.

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Trochisci Ipecacuanha.

Troches of Ipecacuanha .

Take of Ipecacuanha, in powder, half an ounce ;

Sugar, in powder, fourteen ounces;

Arrow-root, in powrder, four ounces;

Mucilage of Tragacanth a sufficient
quantity.

Mix the powders intimately, and with the Mu-
cilage form them into a mass, to he divided into
troches, each weighing ten grains.

Trochisci Magnesia.

Troches of Magnesia .

Take of Magnesia four ounces;

Sugar a pound;

Nutmeg, in powder, a drachm;

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Mucilage of Tragacanth a sufficient
quantity.

Rub the Magnesia, Sugar, and Nutmeg together
until they are thoroughly mixed ; then with the
Mucilage form them into a mass, to be divided
into Troches, each weighing ten grains.

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Trochisci Mentha Piperita.

Troches of Peppermint .

Take of Oil of Peppermint a fluidrachm ;

Sugar, in powder, a pound ;

Mucilage of Tragacanth a sufficient
quantity.

Rub the Oil of Peppermint with the Sugar
until they are thoroughly mixed; then with the
Mucilage form them into a mass, to be divided into
Troches, each weighing ten grains.

Trochisci Sodje Bicarbonatis.

Troches of Bicarbonate of Soda.

Take of Bicarbonate of Soda four ounces ;

Sugar, in powder, a pound ;

Mucilage of Tragacanth a sufficient
quantity.

Rub the Bicarbonate of Soda with the Sugar
until they are thoroughly mixed ; then with the
Mucilage form them into a mass, to be divided
into Troches, each weighing ten grains.

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Unguentum Antimonii*

Jlntimonial Ointment .

Take of Tartrate of Antimony and Potassa, in
very fine powder, two drachms;
Lard an ounce.

Rub the Tartrate of Antimony and Potassa with
a little of the Lard, then add the remainder, and
mix them.

Unguentum Aquas Rosje.

Ointment of Rose Water.

Take of Rose Water a fluidounce;

Oil of Almonds two fluidounces;
Spermaceti half an ounce;

White Wax a drachm.

Melt together, by means of a water-bath, the
Oil, Spermaceti, and Wax; then add the Rose
Water, and stir the mixture constantly until it is
cold.

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Unguentum Belladonna.
Ointment of Belladonna .

Take of Extract of Belladonna a drachm :
Lard an ounce.

Mix them.

Unguentum Cantharidis.

Ointment of Spanish Flies.

Take of Spanish Flies, in powder, two ounces ;

Distilled Water half a pint;

Resin Cerate eight ounces.

Boil down the Water with the Spanish Flies to
one-half, and strain ; then mix the Cerate with the
strained liquor, and evaporate to the proper con-
sistence.

Unguentum Creasoti.

Ointment of Creasote.

Take of Creasote half a fluidrachm ;

Lard an ounce.

Mix them.

Unguentum Cupri Subacetatis.
Ointment of Subacetate of Copper.

Take of Subacetate of Copper, in fine powder,
a drachm ;

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Simple Ointment fifteen drachms.

Add the Subacetate of Copper to the Ointment
previously melted with a moderate heat, and stir
them constantly till they are cold.

Unguentum Galla:.

Ointment of Galls.

Take of Galls, in powder, an ounce ;

Lard seven ounces.

Mix them.

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Unguentum Hydrargyri.

Mercurial Ointment.

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Take of Mercury two pounds ;

Lard twenty-three ounces;

Suet an ounce.

Rub the Mercury with the Suet and a small
portion of the Lard until the globules disappear;
then add the remainder of the Lard, and mix.

Unguentum Hydrargyri Ammoniati.
Ointment of Ammoniated Mercury.

Take of Ammoniated Mercury a drachm ;

Simple Ointment an ounce and a half.
Mix them.

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Tjnguentum Hydrargyri Nitratis.

Ointment of Nitrate of Mercury .

( Citrine Ointment.)

Take of Mercury an ounce ;

Nitric Acid fourteen fluidrachms;

Fresh Neats-foot Oil nine fluidounces;

Lard three ounces.

Dissolve the Mercury in the Acid ; then heat
together the Oil and Lard, in an earthen vessel, to
200°; lastly, add the mercurial solution, and stir
with a wooden spatula constantly so long as effer-
vescence continues, and afterwards occasionally
until the ointment stiffens.

Unguentum Hydrargyri Oxidi Rubri.
Ointment of Red Oxide of Mercury .

Take of Red Oxide of Mercury, in very fine
powder, a drachm ;

Simple Ointment an ounce.

Add the Oxide of Mercury to the Ointment
previously softened over a gentle fire, and mix
them.

UNGUENTA.

269

Unguent um Iodinii.

Ointment of Iodine .

Unguentum lodini, U.S. Ph ., 1840,

Take of Iodine a scruple ;

Iodide of Potassium four grains;

Water six minims ;

Lard an ounce.

Rub the Iodine and Iodide first with the Water
until liquefied, and then with the Lard until tho-
roughly mixed.

Unguentum Iodinii Compositum.
Compound Ointment of Iodine .
Unguentum Iodini Compositum, US. Ph 1840,

Take of Iodine half a drachm;

Iodide of Potassium a drachm;

Alcohol a fluidrachm ;

Lard two ounces.

Rub the Iodine and Iodide of Potassium first
with the Alcohol, and then with the Lard, until
they are thoroughly mixed.

Unguentum Mezeuei.

Ointment of Mezereon.

Take of Mezereon, sliced transversely, four
ounces;

270

UNGUENTA.

Lard fourteen ounces;

White Wax two ounces.

Moisten the Mezereon with a little alcohol,
and beat it in an iron mortar until reduced to a
fibrous mass; then digest it, by means of a salt-
water bath, with the Lard and Wax previously
melted together, for twelve hours; strain with
strong expression, and allow the strained liquid
to cool slowly, so that any undissolved matters
may subside. From these separate the medicated
ointment.

Unguentum Picis Liquids.

Tar Ointment .

Take of Tar,

Suet, each, a pound.

Add the Tar to the Suet previously melted with
a moderate heat, and stir them constantly till they
are cold.

Unguentum Flumbi Carbonatis.
Ointment of Carbonate of Lead .

Take of Carbonate of Lead, in very fine pow-
der, two ounces ;

Simple Ointment a pound.

Add the Carbonate of Lead to the Ointment

UNGUENTA.

271

previously softened over a gentle fire, and mix
them.

Unguentum Potassii Iodidi.

Ointment of Iodide of Potassium .

Take of Iodide of Potassium, in fine powder, a
drachm;

Boiling Water a fluidrachm;

Lard an ounces

Dissolve the Iodide of Potassium in the Water,
and mix the solution with the Lard.

Unguentum Simplex.

Simple Ointment.

Take of White Wax a pound ;

Lard four pounds.

Melt them together with a moderate heat, and
stir them constantly till they are cold.

Unguentum Stramonii.

Stramonium Ointment .

Take of Extract of Stramonium Leaves a
drachm ;

Lard an ounce.

Rub the Extract with a little water until uni-
formly soft, and then with the Lard.

272

UNGUENTA.

Unguentum Sulphuris.
Sulphur Ointment .
Take of Sulphur a pound ;

Lard two pounds.

Mix them.

Unguentum Sulphuris Compositum.
Compound Sulphur Ointment .

Take of Sulphur an ounce ;

Ammoniated Mercury,

Benzoic Acid, each, a drachm;

Oil of Bergamot,

Sulphuric Acid, each, a fluidrachm;

Nitrate of Potassa two drachms;

Lard half a pound.

To the Lard, previously melted with a mode-
rate heat, add the other ingredients, and stir them
constantly till they are cold.

Unguentum Sulphuris Iodidi.
Ointment of Iodide of Sulphur.

Take of Iodide of Sulphur half a drachm;

Lard an ounce.

Rub the Iodide with a little of the Lard, then
add the remainder, and mix them.

UNGUENT A.

273

Unguentum Tabaci.

Tobacco Ointment .

Take of Fresh Tobacco, cut in pieces, an ounce ;
Lard a pound.

Boil the Tobacco in the Lard over a gentle fire
till it becomes friable ; then strain through linen.

Unguentum Veratri Albi.

Ointment of White Hellebore .

Take of White Hellebore, in powder, two
t ounces ;

Oil of Lemons twenty minims;

Lard eight ounces.

Mix them.

Unguentum Zinci Oxide
Ointment of Oxide of Zinc .
Take of Oxide of Zinc an ounce;

Lard six ounces.

Mix them.

274

VERATRIA,

Veratria.

Veratrio .

Take of Cevadilla, bruised, two pounds:
Alcohol three gallons;

Sulphuric Acid,

Solution of Ammonia,

Purified Animal Charcoal,

Magnesia, each, a sufficient quantity.
Boil the Cevadilla in a gallon of the Alcohol,
in a retort with a receiver attached, for an hour,
and pour off the liquor. To the residue add an-
other gallon of the Alcohol, together with the por-
tion recently distilled, again boil for an hour, and
pour off the liquor. Repeat the boiling a third
time with the remaining Alcohol, and with that
distilled in the previous operation. Press the
Cevadilla, mix and strain the liquors, and by
means of a water-bath distil off the Alcohol. Boil
the residue three or four times in w7ater acidulated
with Sulphuric Acid, mix and strain the liquors,
and evaporate to the consistence of syrup. Add
Magnesia in slight excess, shake the mixture fre-

VERATRIA.

275

quently, then express, and wash what remains.
Repeat the expression and washing two or three
times, and, having dried the residue, digest it with
a gentle heat several times in Alcohol, and strain
after each digestion. Distil off the Alcohol from
the mixed liquors, boil the residue for fifteen
minutes in water with a little Sulphuric Acid and
Purified Animal Charcoal, and strain. Having
thoroughly washed what remains, mix the wash-
ings with the strained liquor, evaporate with a mo-
derate heat to the consistence of syrup, and then
drop in as much Solution of Ammonia as may
be necessary to precipitate the Veratria. Lastly,
separate and dry the precipitate.

Veratria, thus procured, is pulverulent, grayish-white, in-
odorous but very irritant to the nostrils, and of a bitter acrid
taste, causing a sensation of tingling with numbness in the
tongue. It is very slightly soluble in water, but is readily and
wholly dissolved by alcohol. It has an alkaline reaction, and
is entirely dissipated by a red heat. With nitric acid it forms
a yellow solution, and, when in contact with concentrated sul-
phuric acid, becomes intensely red.

276

VINA MEDICATA.

Vinum Aloes.

Wine of Aloes.

Take of Aloes, in powder, an ounce;

Cardamom, bruised,

Ginger, bruised, each, a drachm ;

White Wine a pint.

Macerate for fourteen days, with occasional agi-
tation, and filter through paper.

Vinum Colchici Radicis.

Wine of Cokhicum Root.

Take of Colchicum Root, well bruised, a pound;

White Wine two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days with occasional agi-
tation; then express strongly, and filter through
paper.

Wine of Colchicum Root may also be prepared
by macerating as above, then transferring to a
percolator, and, after the liquor has ceased to pass,
pouring so much Wine upon the residue that the
filtered liquor obtained may measure two pints.

VINA MEDICATA.

27T

Vinum Coechici Seminis.

Wine of Colchicum Seed.

• •

Take of Colchicum Seed, bruised, four ounces;
White Wine two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, with occasional agi-
tation ; then express, and filter through paper.

Yinum Ergota.

Wine of Ergot.

Take of Ergot, bruised, two ounces;

White Wine a pint.

S • ' v c

Macerate for fourteen days, with occasional agi-
tation ; then express, and filter through paper.

Yinum Ipecacuanha.

Wine of Ipecacuanha.

Take of Ipecacuanha, bruised, two ounces;

White Wine two pints.

Macerate for fourteen days, with occasional agi-
tation; then express, and filter through paper.

Wine of Ipecacuanha may also be prepared by
moistening the Ipecacuanha, in coarse powder,
thoroughly with Wine, allowing it to stand for
twenty-four hours, then transferring it to a perco-

278

VINA MEDICATA.

lator, and pouring Wine gradually upon it until
two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.

VlNUM OPII.

Wine of Opium.

[Sydenham’s Laudanum.)

Take of Opium, in powder, two ounces;

Cinnamon, bruised,

Cloves, bruised, each, a drachm;

White Wine a pint.

Macerate for fourteen days, with occasional agi-
tation ; then express, and filter through paper.

VlNUM RlIEI.

Wine of Rhubarb.

Take of Rhubarb, bruised, two ounces;

Canella, bruised, a drachm;

Diluted Alcohol two fluidounces;

White Wine a pint.

Macerate for fourteen days, with occasional agi-
tation; then express, and filter through paper.

Wine of Rhubarb may also be prepared by
mixing the Rhubarb and Canella, in coarse pow-
der, with the Diluted Alcohol, allowing the mix-
ture to stand for twenty-four hours, then trans-

YINA MEDICATA.

279

ferring it to a percolator, and pouring Wine gra-
dually upon it until eighteen fluidouncesof filtered
liquor are obtained.

Vinum Tab act.

Wine of Tobacco .

Take of Tobacco, cut in pieces, an ounce;

White Wine a pint.

Macerate for fourteen days, with occasional agi-
tation ; then express, and filter through paper.

Vinum Yeratri Aebi.

Wine of White Hellebore .

Take of White Hellebore, bruised, four ounces;

White Wine a pint.

Macerate for fourteen days, with occasional agi-
tation ; then express, and filter through paper.

^ : • 'A' _ .

ZINCUM.

Car am in a Prjeparata.
Prepared Calamine .

Zinc! Carbonas Prseparatus, TJ. S. Ph 1840.

Take of Calamine a convenient quantity.

280

ZINCUM.

Heat it to redness, and afterwards pulverize it;
then reduce it to a very fine powder in the man-
ner directed for Prepared Chalk.

Zinc i Acetas.

Acetate of Zinc.

Take of Acetate of Lead a pound ;

Zinc, granulated, nine ounces;

Distilled Water three pints.

Dissolve the Acetate of Lead in the Water and
filter. Then add the Zinc to the solution, and agi-
tate the mixture occasionally, in a stopped bottle,
for five or six hours, or until the liquid yields no
precipitate with a solution of iodide of potassium.
Filter the liquor, evaporate it with a moderate
heat to one-fifth, acidulate it slightly with acetic
acid, and set it aside to crystallize. Pour off the
liquid, and dry the crystals on bibulous paper.

Should the crystals be coloured, dissolve them
in a pint and a half of distilled water, and,
having heated the solution to ebullition, drop into
it, w7hile boiling, Precipitated Carbonate of Zinc,
in successive portions, until a small quantity of the
liquid, being filtered, passes colourless. Then
filter the liquid, acidulate it slightly writh acetic
acid, and evaporate that crystals may form.

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281

Acetate of Zinc is in white micaceous crystals, which
effloresce in a dry atmosphere, and are very soluble in water.
The solution yields white precipitates with ferrocyanuret of
potassium and sulphohydrate of ammonia. The salt is decora-
posed by sulphuric acid and by a strong heat, with the escape
of acetous vapours.

ZlNCI CaRBONAS PlliECiriTATUS.

Precipitated Carbonate of Zinc .

Take of Sulphate of Zinc,

Carbonate of Soda, each, a pound;
Boiling Water a gallon.

Dissolve the Sulphate of Zinc and Carbonate of
Soda, severally, in four pints of the Water. Then
mix the solutions, and, having stirred the mixture,
set it by that the powder may subside. Lastly,
having poured off the supernatant liquid, wash the
Precipitated Carbonate of Zinc with hot water
until the washings are nearly tasteless, and dry it
with a gentle heat.

Zinci Ciiloridum.

Chloride of Zinc.

Take of Zinc, in small pieces, two ounces and
a half;

Nitric Acid,

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ZINCUM.

Prepared Chalk, each, a drachm;

Muriatic Acid a sufficient quantity.

To the Zinc, in a glass or porcelain vessel, add
gradually sufficient Muriatic Acid to dissolve it;
then strain, add the Nitric Acid, and evaporate to
dryness. Dissolve the dry mass in water, add the
Chalk, and, having allowed the mixture to stand
for twenty-four hours, filter, and again evaporate
to dryness.

Chloride of Zinc is whitish, deliquescent, and wholly solu-
ble in water, alcohol, and ether. When exposed to heat, it
first melts and then sublimes. The solution yields with nitrate
of silver a white precipitate insoluble in nitric acid. It gives
also white precipitates with ferrocyanuret of potassium and
sulphohydrate of ammonia.

ZlNCI OXIDUM.

Oxide of Zinc .

Take of Precipitated Carbonate of Zinc a pound.

Expose it to a strong heat in a shallow vessel,
so as to drive off the carbonic acid.

Oxide of Zinc is a white powder, insoluble in water, but
soluble in dilute sulphuric and chlorohydric acids without
effervescence. The solutions, when neutral, yield white pre-
cipitates with ferrocyanuret of potassium and sulphohydrate
of ammonia.

ZINCUM.

283

Zinci Sulphas.

Sulphate of Zinc .

Take of Zinc, in small pieces, four ounces;

Sulphuric Acid six ounces ;

Distilled Water four pints.

To the Zinc and Water, previously introduced
into a glass vessel, add by degrees the Sulphuric
Acid, and, when the effervescence has ceased,
filter the solution through paper; then boil it
down till a pellicle begins to form, and set it aside
to crystallize.

Sulphate of Zinc is in colourless crystals which effloresce on
exposure to the air. It is wholly dissolved by water, and the
solution affords with ammonia a white precipitate, which is
redissolved by the alkali in excess. It also yields white pre-
cipitates with chloride of barium, ferrocyanuret of potassium,
and sulphohydrate of ammonia.

TABLE

MEDICINES INTRODUCED AND DISMISSED,

I. SUBSTANCES INTRODUCED INTO THE MATERIA MEDICA.

Aconiti Radix.

Aconite Root.

Althaeas Flores.

Marshmallow Flowers,

Arnica (flowers).

LeopardVbane.

Arsenicum.

Arsenic.

Cydonium.

Quince Seed.

Extractum Cannabis.

Extract of Hemp,

Gossypium.

Cotton.

Helianthemum.

Frost wort.

Lappa.

Burdock.

Macis.

Mace.

Oleum Amygdalae Amarae.

Oil of Bitter Almonds,

Oleum Morrhuae.

Cod-liver Oil.

Ovum.

Egg-

Plumbi Nitras.

Nitrate of Lead.

Potassse Chloras.

Chlorate of Potassa.

Spiritus Yini Gallici.

Brandy.

Yinum Rubrum.

Red Wine.

II. PREPARATIONS INTRODUCED.

Acid u m Gallicum.

Gallic Acid.

Aconitia.

Aqua Amygdalae Amarae.

Bitter Almond Water,

Argenti Nitras (in crystals ).

Nitrate of Silver,

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MEDICINES INTRODUCED.

Argenti Oxidum.

Arsenici Iodidum.

Calcis Carbonas Prascipitatus.
Ceratum Zinci Carbonatis.
Chloroformum.

CoU’odium.

Emplastrum Ammoniaci cum
Hydrargyro.

Emplastrum Picis Burgundicae.
Extractum Colchici Aceticum.
Extractum Cubebae Fluidum.
Extractum Opii.

Extractum Piperis Fluidum.
Extractum Rhei.

Extractum Rhei Fluidum.
Extractum Sarsaparillae Fluidum.
Extractum Sennae Fluidum.
Extractum Spigelias et. Sennae
Fluidum.

Extractum Valerianae Fluidum.
Ferri Citras.

Ferri Pulvis.

Glycerina.

Infusum Capsici.

Infusum Sassafras Medullas.
Infusum Taraxaci.

Infusum Zingiberis.

Liquor Arsenici et Hydrargyri
Iodidi.

Liquor Ferri Nitratis.

Liquor Magnesias Citratis.

Mistura Glycyrrhizae Composita.
Oleum Copaibae.

Oleum Tabaci.

Oleum Valerianae.

Pilulae Ferri Iodidi.

Plumbi Iodidum.

Potassa cum Calce.

Oxide of Silver.

Iodide of Arsenic.

Precipitated Carbonate of Lime.
Cerate of Carbonate of Zinc.
Chloroform.

Collodion.

Plaster of Ammoniac with Mercury.
Burgundy Pitch Plaster.

Acetic Extract of Colchicum.

Fluid Extract of Cubebs.

Extract of Opium.

Fluid Extract of Black Pepper.
Extract of Rhubarb.

Fluid Extract of Rhubarb.

Fluid Extract of Sarsaparilla.

Fluid Extract of Senna.

Fluid Extract of Spigelia and
Senna.

Fluid Extract of Valerian.

Citrate of Iron.

Powder of Iron.

Glycerin.

Infusion of Cayenne Pepper.
Infusion of Sassafras Pith.

Infusion of Dandelion.

Infusion of Ginger.

Solution of Iodide of Arsenic and
Mercury.

Solution of Nitrate of Iron.

Solution of Citrate of Magnesia.
Compound Mixture of Liquorice.
Oil of Copaiba.

Oil of Tobacco.

Oil of Valerian.

Pills of Iodide of Iron.

Iodide of Lead.

Potassa with Lime.

MEDICINES INTRODUCED.

28T

Potassae Citras.

Potassii Bromidura.

Syrupus Acaciae.

Syrupus Acidi Citrici.

Syrupus Pruni Virginianm.
Tinctura Aconiti Radicis.
Tinctura Cardaraomi Composita.
Tinctura Kino.

Tinctura Nucis Vomicae.
Trochici Sodae Bicarbonatis.
Unguentum Belladonnae.
Unguentum Potassii lodidi.
Unguentum Sulphuris lodidi.
Zinci Carbonas Praecipitatus.

Citrate of Potassa.

Bromide of Potassium.

Syrup of Gum Arabic.

Syrup of Citric Acid.

Syrup of Wild-cherry Bark.
Tincture of Aconite Root.
Compound Tincture of Cardamom.
Tincture of Kino.

Tincture of Nux Vomica.

Troches of Bicarbonate of Soda.
Ointment of Belladonna.

Ointment of Iodide of Potassium.
Ointment of Iodide of Sulphur.
Precipitated Carbonate of Zinc.

III. SUBSTANCES DISMISSED FROM THE MATERIA MEDICA.

Arnica (root and herb).
Lactuca Elongata.

Plumbi Oxidum Rubrum.

Leopard’s-bane.
Wild Lettuce.

Red Oxide of Lead.

IV. PREPARATIONS DISMISSED.

Decoctum Taraxaci.
Mel Praeparatum.

Decoction of Dandelion.
Prepared Honey.

TABLE

CHANGES OF POSITION.

I. SUBSTANCES TRANSFERRED FROM THE PRIMARY TO THE

SECONDARY LIST.

Simaruba. Simaruba.

II. SUBSTANCES TRANSFERRED FROM THE SECONDARY TO THE

PRIMARY LIST.

Bromine.

Irish Moss.

Marsh Rosemary.

Queen’s-root.

III. SUBSTANCES TRANSFERRED FROM THE MATERIA MEDICA TO

THE PREPARATIONS.

Oleum Caryophylli. Oil of Cloves.

Oleum Cubcbse. Oil of Cubebs.

IV. SUBSTANCES TRANSFERRED FROM THE PREPARATIONS TO THE

MATERIA MEDICA.

Brominium.

Chondrus.

Statice.

Stillingia.

Acidum Aceticum.

Acetic Acid.

INDEX

LATIN NAMES.

Absinthium 10

Acacia 10

Aceta 59

Acetum 10

Acetum Colchici 59

Acetum Destillatum 59

Acetum Opii 60

Acetum Scillae 61

Acida „ 62

Acidum Ace ti cum 10

Acidum Aceticum Dilutum 62

Acidum Arseniosum 10

Acidum Benzoicum 62

Acidum Citricum 11

Acidum Grallicum 63

Acidum Hydrocyanicum Di-
lutum 64

Acidum Muriaticum 1 1

Acidum Muriaticum Dilutum 66
Acidum Nitricum 11

Acidum Nitricum Dilutum 66

Acidum Nitromuriaticum 67

Acidum Sulphuricum 12

Acidum Sulphuricum Aro-
maticum 67

Acidum Sulphuricum Dilutum 68

Acidum Tannicum

Acidum Tartaricum

Aconiti Folia

Aconiti Radix

Aconiti a

Adeps

iErugo

iEther

JEther Sulphuricus

iEtherea

Alcohol

13, 78

Alcohol Dilutum

Aletris

Allium

Aloe

Althaeae Flores

Althaeae Radix

Alumen

13, 78

Alumen Exsiccatum

Ammonia

Ammoniacum

Ainmoniae Carbonas

Ammoniae Murias

Amygdala Amara

Amygdala Dulcis

Amylum

Angelica

Angustura

292

INDEX OF LATIN NAMES.

Anisum

Aurantii Cortex

Anthemis

Avenae Farina

Antimonii et Potassae Tartras 82

Azedarach

Antimonii Sulphuretum

Antimonii Sulphuretum Prae-

eipitatum

Antimonium

Balsamum Peruvianum

Apocynum Androsaemifolium 47

Balsamum Tolutanum

Apocynum Cannabinum

Barii Chloridum

Aqua

15, 85

Barium

Aqua Acidi Carbonici

Barytae Carbonas

Aqua Ammoniac

Barytae Murias

Aqua Amygdalae Amarac

Belladonna

Aqua Camphorae

Benzoinum

Aqua Cinnamomi

Bismuthi Subnitras

Aqua Destillata

Bismuthum

, 95

Aqua Poeniculi

Brominium

Aqua Menthae Piperita

Buchu

Aqua Menthae Yiridis

Aqua Rosae

Aquae Medicatae

Aralia Nudicaulis

Calamina

Aralia Spinosa

Calamina Praeparata

279

'Argenti Cyanuretum

Calamus

Argenti Nitras

Calcii Chloridum

Argenti Nitras Fusus

Calcis Carbonas Prsecipitatus

Argenti Oxidum

Calcis Chloridum

Argentum

15, 88

Calcis Hypochloris

Armoracia

Calomelas

145

Arnica

Calx

18.

, 96

Arsenici lodidum

Calx Chlorinata

Arsenicum

15, 92

Camphora

Arum

Canella

Asarum

Cantharis

Asclepias Incarnata

Cantharis Yittata

Asclepias Syriaca

Capsicum

Asclepias Tuberosa

Carbo Animalis

19,

Assafoetida

Carbo Animalis Purificatus

INDEX OF LATIN NAMES.

293

Carbo Ligni 19

Cardamomum 19

Carota 48

Carthamus 48

Carum 19

Caryophyllus 20

Cascarilla 20

Cassia Fistula 20

Cassia Marilandica 20

Cassiae Fistulae Pulpa 204

Castanea 48

Castoreum 20

Cataria 48

Catechu 20

Cera Alba 20

Cera Flava 20

Cerata 100

Ceratum Calaminse 100

Ceratum Cantharidis 100

Ceratum Cetacei 101

Ceratum Plumbi Subacetatis 101
Ceratum Resinae 102

Ceratum Resinas Compositum 102
Ceratum Sabinas 102

Ceratum Saponis 103

Ceratum Simplex 103

Ceratum Zinci Carbonatis

100, 103

Cetaceum 20

Cetraria 20

Chenopodium 21

Chimaphila 21

Chloroformum 75

Chondrus 21

Cimicifuga 21

Cinchona 21

Cinchona Flava 21

Cinchona Pallida

Cinchona Rubra

Cinnamomum

<09

Coccus

Ami jmJ

Colchici Radix

Colchici Semen

Collodium

Colocynthis

Ami

Colomba

Confectio Aromatica

104

Confectio Aurantii Corticis

104

Confectio Opii

105

Confectio Rosas

105

Confectio Sennas

106

Confectiones

104

Conii Folia

A^m J

Conii Semen

^ mU

Contrayerva

Convolvulus Panduratus

Copaiba

Coptis

Coriandrum

Cornus Circinata

Cornus Florida

Cornus Sericea

Cotula

Creasotum

Creta

Creta Praeparata

Crocus

Cubeba

Cupri Subacetas

Cupri Sulphas

Cuprum

107

Cuprum Ammoniatum

107

Curcuma

Cydonium

294

INDEX OF LATIN NAMES.

Decocta 107

Decoctum Cetrariae 107

Decoctum Chimaphilae 107

Decoctum Cinchonae Flavae 108

Decoctum Cinchonae Bubrae 108

Decoctum Cornus Floridae 108

Decoctum Dulcamarae 108

Decoctum Haematoxyli 109

Decoctum Hordei 109

Decoctum Quercus Albae 109

Decoctum Sarsaparillae Com-
positum 110

Decoctum Senegae 110

Decoctum Uvae Ursi 110

Delphinium 49

Digitalis 24

Diosma 17

Diospyros 49

Dracontium 49

Dulcamara 24

Elaterium 24

Elixir Proprietatis 235

Elixir Sacrum 254

Emplastra 111

Emplastrum Ammoniaci 111
Emplastrum Ammoniaci cum
Hydrargyro 111

Emplastrum Assafoetidae 112

Emplastrum Belladonnae 112

Emplastrum Calefaciens 115

Emplastrum Epispasticum 100

Emplastrum Ferri 113

Emplastrum Galbani Com-
positum 113

Emplastrum Hydrargyri 114

Emplastrum Opii 114

Emplastrum Picis Burgun-
dicae 115

Emplastrum Picis cum Can-
tharide 115

Emplastrum Plumbi 115

Emplastrum Besinae 116

Emplastrum Boborans 113

Emplastrum Saponis 116

Ergota 24

Erigeron Canadense 49

Erigeron Heterophyllum 50

Erigeron Philadelphicum 50

Eryngium 50

Erythronium 50

Eupatorium 24

Euphorbia Corollata 50

Euphorbia Ipecacuanha 50

Extracta 117

Extracta Fluida 126

Extractum Aconiti 125

Extractum Aconiti Alcohol-
icum 117

Extractum Belladonnae 125

Extractum Belladonnae Alco-
holicum 118

Extractum Cannabis 50

Extractum Cinchonae Flavae 119
Extractum Cinchonae Bubrae 119
Extractum Colchici Aceticum 120
Extractum Colocynthidis

Compositum 120

Extractum Conii 121

Extractum Conii Alcoholicum 118

INDEX OF LATIN NAMES.

295

Extractum Cubebae Fluidum 126

Extractum Dulcamara 122

Extractum Gentianae 121

Extractum Glycyrrhizae 24

Extractum Haematoxyli 123

Extractum Hellebori 118

Extractum Hyoscyami 125

Extractum Hyoscyami Alco-
holicum 118

Extractum Jalapae 119

Extractum Juglandis 122

Extractum Krameriae 123

Extractum Nucis Vomicae 122

Extractum Opii 123

Extractum Piperis Fluidum 127

Extractum Podophylli 120

Extractum Quassiae 122

Extractum Rhei 124

Extractum Rhei Fluidum 127

Extractum Sarsaparillae 118

Extractum Sarsaparillae

Fluidum 128

Extractum Sennae Fluidum 129
Extractum Spigeliae et Sen-
nae Fluidum 130

Extractum Stramonii Folio-
rum 124

Extractum Stramonii Seminis 125
Extractum Taraxaci 126

Extractum Valerianae Flu-
idum 130

Ferri Citras 132

Ferri et Potassae Tartras 133

Ferri Ferrocyanuretum 134

Ferri Filum 24

Ferri Iodidum

135

Ferri Oxidum Hydratum

137

Ferri Phosphas

138

Ferri Pulvis

139

Ferri Ramenta

Ferri Subcarbonas

141

Ferri Sulphas

141

Ferrum

132

Ferrum Ammoniatum

142

Ficus

Filix Mas

Foeniculum

Frasera

Galbanum

Galla

Gambogia

Gaultheria

Gentiana

Gentiana Catesbaei

Geranium

Geum

Gillenia

Glycerina

143

Glycyrrhiza

Gossypium

Granati Fructus Cortex

Granati Radicis Cortex

Guaiaci Lignum

Guaiaci Resina

Haematoxylon

Hedeoma

Helianthemum

296

INDEX OF LATIN NAMES.

Helleborus

Infusum Cinchonas Composi-

Hepatica

tum

155

Heracleum

Infusum Cinchonas Flavas

155

Heuchera

Infusum Cinchonae Rubrae

156

Hiera Picra

205

Infusum Colombae

156

Hordeum

Infusum Digitalis

157

Humulns

Infusum Diosmae

153

Hydrargyri Chloridum Cor-

Infusum Eupatorii

157

rosivum

144

Infusum Gentianas Composi-

Hydrargyri Chloridum Mite

145

tum

157

Hydrargyri Cyamiretum

146

Infusum Hurnuli

158

Hydrargyri Iodidum

147

Infusum Krameriae

158

Hydrargyri Iodidum Rubrum

147

Infusum Lini

158

Hydrargyri Oxidum Nigrum

148

Infusum Lini Compositum

158

Hydrargyri Oxidum Rubrum

149

Infusum Pruni Virginianas

159

Hydrargyri Sulphas Flavus

149

Infusum Quassias

159

Hydrargyri Sulphuretum Ni-

Infusum Rliei

159

grum

150

Infusum Rosas Compositum

160

Hydrargyri Sulphuretum

Infusum Sarsaparillas

160

Rubrum

150

Infusum Sassafras Medullas

161

Hydrargyrum 27,

144

Infusum Sennae

161

Hydrargyrum Ammoniatum

151

Infusum Serpentariae

161

Hydrargyrum cum Creta

152

Infusum Spigeliae

162

Hyoscyami Folia

Infusum Tabaci

162

Hyoscyami Semen

Infusum Taraxaci

162

Infusum Ulmi

163

Infusum Valerianae

163

Infusum Zingiberis

163

Ichthyocolla

Inula

Infusa

152

Iodinium 27?

164

Infusum Angusturas

152

Ipecacuanha

Infusum Anthemidis

153

Iris Florentina

Infusum Armoraciae

153

Iris Versicolor

Infusum Ruchu

153

Infusum Capsici

154

Infusum Caryophylli

154

Infusum Cascarillae

154

Jalapa

Infusum Catechu Compositum 155

J uglans

INDEX OE LATIN NAMES.

297

Juniperus 28

Juniperus Yirginiana 51

Kino 28

Krameria 28

Lac Sulphuris 218

Lactucarium 28

Lappa 51

Lavandula 28

Limon 28

Limonis Cortex 28

Linimenta 164

Linimentum Ammonias 164

Linimentum Calcis 165

Linimentum Camphorae 165

Linimentum Cantharidis 165

Linimentum Saponis Cam-
phoratum 166

Linimentum Terebinthinae 166
Linum 28

Liquor Ammoniae 79

Liquor Ammonias Acetatis 81

Liquor Ammonias Fortior 29

Liquor Arsenici et Hydrar-
gyri Iodidi 93

Liquor Barii Chloridi 95

Liquor Calcii Chloridi 96

Liquor Calcis 97

Liquor Ferri Iodidi 136

Liquor Ferri Nitratis 137

Liquor Iodinii Compositus 164

Liquor Magnesias Citratis 167

Liquor Morphias Sulphatis 176

Liquor Plumbi Subacetatis 191
Liquor Plumbi Subacetatis

Dilutus 191

Liquor Potassae 192

Liquor Potassae Arsenitis 93
Liquor Potassae Carbonatis 195
Liquor Potassae Citratis 197

Liquor Sodae Chlorinatae 210
Liriodendron 51

Lobelia 29

Lupulina 29

Lycopus 52

Macis 52

Magnesia 167

Magnesias Carbonas 29

Magnesias Sulphas 29

Magnolia 52

Manna 30

Mar ant a 30

M arm or 30

Marrubium 52

Matricaria 52

Mel 30

Mel Despumatum 168

Mel Itosae 168

Melissa 52

Mellita 168

Mentha Piperita 30

Mentha Viridis 30

Mezereum 31

Mistura Ammoniac! 170

Mistura Amygdalas 170

Mistura Assafoetidae 171

Mistura Cretas 171

Mistura Ferri Composita 171

298

INDEX OF LATIN NAMES.

Mistura Glycyrrhizae Corn-

posita

172

Misturae

170

Monarda

Morphia

173

Morphiae Acetas

174

Morphiae Murias

175

Morphiae Sulphas

176

Moschus

Mucilagines

177

Mucilago Acaciae

177

Mucilago Tragacanthae

177

Mucuna

Myristica

Myroxylon

Myrrha

Nux Vomica

Olea Destillata

177

Oleum iEthereum

Oleum Amygdalae

Oleum Amygdalae Amarae

Oleum Anisi

178

Oleum Bergamii

Oleum Bubulum

Oleum Cajuputi

Oleum Cari

178

Oleum Caryophylli

178

Oleum Chenopodii

178

Oleum Cinnamomi

Oleum Copaibae

180

Oleum Cubebae

178

Oleum Foeniculi

178

Oleum Gaultheriae 179

Oleum Hedeomae 179

Oleum Juniperi 179

Oleum Lavandulae 179

Oleum Limonis 32

Oleum Lini 32

Oleum Menthae Piperitae 179
Oleum Menthae Yiridis 179

Oleum Monardae 179

Oleum Morrhuae 32

Oleum Myristicae 32

Oleum Olivae 32

Oleum Origani 179

Oleum Pimentae 180

Oleum Ricini 33

Oleum Rosae 33

Oleum Rosmarini 180

Oleum Sabinae 180

Oleum Sassafras 180

Oleum Sesami 52

Oleum Succini 181

Oleum Succini Rectificatum 181
Oleum Tabaci 182

Oleum Terebinthinae 33

Oleum Tiglii 33

Oleum Valerianae 180

Opium 33

Origanum 33

Os 33

Ovum 33

Oxymel Scillae 169

Panax 53

Papaver 33

Pareira 53

Petroselinum 53

INDEX OF LATIN NAMES.

299

Phytolaccae Baccae

Potassae Bicarbonas

194

Phytolaccae Radix

Potassae Bitartras

•

Pilulae

182

Potassae Carbonas

195

Pilulae Aloes

182

Potassae Carbonas Impurus

Pilulae Aloes et Assafoetidae

183

Potassae Carbonas Purus

196

Pilulae Aloes et Myrrhae

183

Potassae Chloras

Pilulae Assafoetidae

183

Potassae Citras

197

Pilulae Catharticae Compositae 184

Potassae Nitras

Pilulae Copaibae

184

Potassae Sulphas

Pilulae Ferri Carbonatis

184

Potassae Tartras

198

Pilulae Ferri Compositae

186

Potassii Bromidum

199

Pilulae Ferri Iodidi

186

Potassii Cyanuretum

200

Pilulae Galbani Compositae

186

Potassii Ferrocyanuretum

Pilulae Hydrargyri

187

Potassii Iodidum

201

Pilulae Hydrargyri Cbloridi

Potassii Sulphuretum

203

Mitis

187

Prinos

Pilulae Opii

188

Pruni Pulpa

204

Pilulae Quiniae Sulpbatis

188

Prunum

Pilulae Rhei

188

Prunus Yirginiana

Pilulae Rhei Compositae

189

Pulpoe

204

Pilulae Saponis Compositae

189

Pulveres

205

Pilulae Scillae Compositae

189

Pulvis Aloes et Canellae

205

Pimenta

Pulvis Aromaticus

205

Piper

Pulvis Ipecacuanhae et Opii

206

Pix Burgundica

Pulvis Jalapae Compositus

206

Pix Canadensis

Pyre thrum

Pix Liquida

Plumbi Acetas

Plumbi Carbonas

Plumbi Iodidum

190

Quassia

Plumbi Nitras

Quercus Alba

Plumbi Oxidum Semivitreum 35

Quercus Tinctoria

Plumbum

190

Quinia

206

Podophyllum

Quiniae Sulphas

206

Polygala Rubella

Potassa

192

Potassa cum Calce

192

Potassae Acetas

193

Ranunculus

300

INDEX OF LATIN NAMES.

Resina

Rheum

Rhus Glabrum

*53

Rosa Centifolia

Rosa Gallica

Rosmarinus

Rubia

Rubus Trivialis

Rubus Villosus

Rumex Britannica

Rumex Obtusifolius

Ruta

Sabadilla

Sabbatia

Sabina

Saccharum

Saecharum Saturn i

Sago

Salix

Salvia

Sambucus

Sanguinaria

Santalum

Sapo

Sapo Vulgaris

Sarsaparilla

Sassafras Medulla

Sassafras Radicis Cortex

Scammonium

Scilla

Scoparius

Senega

Senna

Serpentaria

Sesami Folia

Sevum 40

Simaruba 55

Sinapis 40

Soda 209

•

Sodae Acetas 40

Sodae Bicarbonas 209

Sodae Boras 41

Sodse Carbonas 41

Sodas Carbonas Exsiccatus 210

Sodas et Potassae Tartras 211

Sodae Phospbas 212

Sodae Sulphas 41

Sodii Chloridum 41

Solidago 55

Spigelia 42

Spiraea 55

Spiritus 213

Spiritus AStheris Coinpositus 74
Spiritus AEtheris Nitrici 74

Spiritus iEtheris Sulphurici
Compositus 74

Spiritus Ammoniac 80

Spiritus Ammoniae Aroma-
ticus 81

Spiritus Juniperi Compositus 213
Spiritus Lavandulae 214

Spiritus Lavandulae Compo-
situs 214

Spiritus Mindereri 81

Spiritus Myristicae 214

Spiritus Nitri Dulcis 74

Spiritus Pimentae 215

Spiritus Rosmarini 215

Spiritus Yini Gallici 42

Spongia 42, 215

Spongia Usta 215

Stanni Pul vis 216

Stannum 42, 216

INDEX OE LATIN NAMES.

301

Statice
Stillingia
Stramonii Folia
Stramonii Radis
Stramonii Semen
Strychnia

Styrax 43,

Styrax Purificata
Succinum

Sulphur 43,

Sulphur Lotum
Sulphur Praecipitatum
Sulphuris Iodidum
Syrupi
Syrupus
Syrupus Acaciae
Syrupus Acidi Citrici
Syrupus Allii
Syrupus Amygdalae
Syrupus Aurantii Corticis
Syrupus Ipecacuanhae
Syrupus Krameriae
Syrupus Limonis
Syrupus Pruni Yirginianae
Syrupus Rhei
Syrupus Rhei Aromaticus
Syrupus Sarsaparillae Com-
positus

Syrupus Scillae
Syrupus Scillae Compositus
Syrupus Senegae
Syrupus Sennae
Syrupus Tolutanus
Syrupus Zingiberis

Tahacum

Tamarindi Pulpa 204

Tamarindus 43

Tanacetum 55

Tapioca 43

Taraxacum 43

Terebinthina 44

Terebinthina Canadensis 44

Testa . 44

Testa Praeparata 98

Tinctura Aconiti 233

Tinctura Aconiti Foliorum 233
Tinctura Aconiti Radicis 234
Tinctura Aloes 234

Tinctura Aloes et Myrrhae 235
Tinctura Assafoetidae 235

Tinctura Belladonnae 235

Tinctura Benzoini Composita 236
Tinctura Camphorae 236

Tinctura Cantharidis 237

Tinctura Capsici 237

Tinctura Cardamom i 238

Tinctura Cardamomi Com-
posita 238

Tinctura Castorei 239

Tinctura Catechu 239

Tinctura Cinchonae 239

Tinctura Cinchonae Compo-
sita 240

Tinctura Cinnamomi 241

Tinctura Cinnamomi Com-
posita 241

Tinctura Colehici Seminis 242
Tinctura Colombae 242

Tinctura Conii 243

Tinctura Cubebae 244

Tinctura Digitalis 244

Tinctura Ferri Chloridi 132

Tinctura Gallae 245

216

218

219

220

221

222

223

224

225

226

227

228

229

230

231

232

302

INDEX OF LATIN NAMES.

Tinctura Gentianae Compo-

sita 245

Tinctura Guaiaci 246

Tinctura Guaiaci Ammoniata 246
Tinctura Hellebori 246

Tinctura Ilumuli 247

Tinctura Hyoscyami 247

Tinctura Iodinii 248

Tinctura Iodinii Composita 248
Tinctura Jalapae 248

Tinctura Kino 249

Tinctura Krameriae 249

Tinctura Lobeliae 250

Tinctura Lupulinae 250

Tinctura Myrrhae 251

Tinctura Nucis Vomicae 251

Tinctura Olei Menthae Pi-
peri tae 251

Tinctura Olei Menthae Vi-
ridis 252

Tinctura Opii 252

Tinctura Opii Acetata 252

Tinctura Opii Camphorata 253

Tinctura Quassiae 253

Tinctura Rbei 254

Tinctura Rbei et Aloes 254

Tinctura Rhei et Gentianae 255

Tinctura Rhei et Sennae 255

Tinctura Sanguinariae 256

Tinctura Saponis Camphorata 256
Tinctura Scillae 257

Tinctura Sennae et Jalapae 258

Tinctura Serpentariae 258

Tinctura Stramonii 259

Tinctura Tolutana 260

Tinctura Valerianae 260

Tinctura Valerianae Ammo-
niata 260

Tinctura Zingiberis 261

Tincturae 233

Tolutanum 16

Tormentilla 55

Toxicodendron 55

Tragacantha 44

Triosteum 55

Trochisci 262

Trochisci Cretae 262

Trochisci Glycyrrhizae et Opii 262

Trochisci Ipecacuanhae 263

Trochisci Magnesiae 263

Trochisci Menthae Piperitae 264
Trochisci Sodae Bicarbonatis 264

Ulmus 44

Unguenta 265

Unguentum Antimonii 265

Unguentum Aquae Rosae 265

Unguentum Belladonnae 266

Unguentum Cantharidis 266

Unguentum Creasoti 266

Unguentum Cupri Subace-
tatis 266

Unguentum Gallae 267

Unguentum Hydrargyri 267

Unguentum Hydrargyri Am-
moniati *• 267

Unguentum Hydrargyri Ni-
tratis 2 68

Unguentum Hydrargyri Ox-
idi Rubri 268

Unguentum Iodinii 269

Unguentum Iodinii Compo-
situm 269

Unguentum Mezerei 269

INDEX

OF LATIN NAMES.

303

Unguentum Picis Liquidse

270

Vinum Ergotse

277

Unguentum Plumbi Carbon-

Vinum Ipecacuanha

277

atis

270

Vinum Opii

278

Unguentum Potassii Iodidi

271

Vinum Rhei

278

Unguentum Simplex

271

Vinum Rubrum

Unguentum Stramonii

271

Vinum Tabaci

279

Unguentum Sulphuris

272

Vinum Veratri Albi

279

Unguentum Sulphuris Com-

Viola

positum

272

Unguentum Sulphuris Iodidi 272

Unguentum Tabaci

273

Unguentum Veratri Albi

273

Wintera

Unguentum Zinci Oxidi

273

Uva Passa

IJva Ursi

Xanthorrhiza

Xanthoxylum

Valeriana

Z .

Veratria

274

Veratrum Album

Zinci Acetas

280

Veratrum Viride

Zinci Carbonas Prmcipitatus

281

Vina Medicata

276

Zinci Carbonas Prseparatus

280

Vinum

Zinci Chloridum

281

Vinum Album

Zinci Oxidum

282

Vinum Aloes

276

Zinci Sulphas

283

Vinum Antimonii

Zincum 45;

279

Vinum Oolchici Radicis

276

Zingiber

Vinum Colchici Seminis

277

INDEX

ENGLISH NAMES.

American Hellebore

American Senna

Acetate of Lead

Ammoniac

Acetate of Morphia

174

Ammoniac Mixture

170

Acetate of Potassa

193

Ammoniac Plaster

111

Acetate of Soda

Ammoniated Copper

107

Acetate of Zinc

280

Ammoniated Iron

142

Acetated Tincture of Opium

252

Ammoniated Mercury

151

Acetic Acid

Ammoniated Tincture of

Acetic Extract of Colchicum

120

Guaiac

246

Aconite Leaves

Ammoniated Tincture of Va-

Aconite Hoot

lerian

260

Aconitia

Angelica

Adhesive Plaster

116

Angelica-tree Bark

Alcohol

Angustura Bark

Alcoholic Extract of Aconite 117

Animal Charcoal

Alcoholic Extract of Bella-

Anise

donna

118

Antimonial Ointment

265

Alcoholic Extract of Hemlock 118

Antimonial Wine

Alcoholic Extract of Henbane 118

Aromatic Confection

)

104

Almond Mixture

170

Aromatic Powder

205

Aloes

Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia

Aloetic Pills

182

Aromatic Sulphuric Acid

Alum

Aromatic Syrup of Rhubarb

226

Alum-root

Arrow-root

Amber

Arsenic

American Centaury

Arsenious Acid

American Columbo

Assafetida

306

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES

Assafetida Mixture
Assafetida Pills
Assafetida Plaster
Azedaracli

Balm

Balsam of Fir

Balsam of Pern

Balsam of Tolu

Bark of Pomegranate Boot

Bark of Sassafras Root

Barley

Basilicon Ointment
Belladonna
Belladonna Plaster
Benne Leaves
Benne Oil
Benzoie Acid
Benzoin

Bicarbonate of Potassa
Bicarbonate of Soda
Biniodide of Mercury
Bismuth

Bitartrate of Potassa

Bitter Almond Water

Bitter Almonds

Bitter Polygala

Bittersweet

Black Alder

Black Drop

Black Hellebore

Black Oxide of Mercury

Black Pepper

Black Snakeroot

Black Sulphuret of Mercury

Blackberry-root

Black-oak Bark

Blistering Plaster

100

Bloodroot

Blue Flag

Blue Gentian

Blue Pills

187

Blunt-leaved Dock

Bone

Borate of Soda

Borax

Brandy

Bromide of Potassium

199

Bromine

Broom

Brown Mixture

172

Buchu

Bugle-weed

Burdock

Burgundy Pitch

Burgundy Pitch Plaster

115

Burnt Sponge

215

Butterfly-weed

Butternut

Button Snakeroot

Cajeput Oil

Calamine

Calamine Cerate

100

Calomel

145

Calomel Pills

187

Camphor

Camphor Liniment

165

Camphor Water

Camphorated Soap Liniment 166

Camphorated Tincture of

Opium

253

171

183

112

102

112

194

209

147

148

150

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.

Camphorated Tincture of
Soap 256

Canada Balsam 44

Canada Fleabane 49

Canada Pitch 34

Canada Snakeroot 48

Canada Turpentine 44

Canella 19

Caraway 19

Carbonate of Ammonia 82

Carbonate of Baryta 16

Carbonate of Lead 34

Carbonate of Magnesia 29

Carbbnate of Potassa 195

Carbonate of Soda 41

Carbonic Acid Water 86

Cardamom 19

Carrot Seed 48

Cascarilla 20

Castor 20

Castor Oil 33

Catechu 20

Catnep 48

Cayenne Pepper 19

Cerate of Carbonate of Zinc 103
Cerate of Spanish Flies 100

Cerate of Subacetate of Lead 101
Cevadilla 38

Chalk 23

Chalk Mixture 171

Chamomile 14

Charcoal 19

Chinquapin 48

Chlorate of Potassa 36

Chloride of Barium 94

Chloride of Calcium 18

Chloride of Lime 18

Chloride of Sodium 41

307

Chloride of Zinc 281

Chlorinated Lime 18

Chloroform 7 5

Cinnabar 150

Cinnamon 22

Cinnamon Water 87

Citrate of Iron 132

Citrate of Potassa 197

Citric Acid 11

Citrine Ointment 268

Clarified Honey 168

Cloves 20

Cochineal 22

Cod-liver Oil 32

Colchicum Root 22

Colchicum Seed 22

Collodion 77

Colocvnth 22

Columbo 22

Common Salt 41

Common Silk-weed 48

Common Soap 39

Compound Cathartic Pills 184
Compound Decoction of Sar-
saparilla 110

Compound Extract of Colo-
cynth 120

Compound Gralbanum Pills 186
Compound Gralbanum Plaster 113
Compound Infusion of Cate-
chu 155

Compound Infusion of Flax-
seed 158

Compound Infusion of Gen-
tian 157

Compound Infusion of Peru-
vian Bark 155

Compound Infusion of Roses 160

308

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.

Compound Mixture of Iron 171
Compound Mixture of Liquo-
rice 172

Compound Ointment of Io-
dine 269

Compound Pills of Iron 186

Compound Pills of Soap 189

Compound Pills of Squill 189

Compound Powder of Jalap 206

Compound Resin Cerate 102
Compound Rhubarb Pills 189
Compound Solution of Iodine 164
Compound Spirit of Ether 74
Compound Spirit of Juniper 213

Compound Spirit of Lavender 214
Compound Sulphur Ointment 272

Compound Syrup of Sarsa-
parilla • 227

Compound Syrup of Squill 229
Compound Tincture of Ben-
zoin 236

Compound Tincture of Car-
damom 238

Compound Tincture of Cin-
namon 241

Compound Tincture of Gen-
tian 245

Compound Tincture of Iodine 248
Compound Tincture of Peru-
vian Bark 240

Confection of Opium 105

Confection of Orange Peel 104
Confection of Roses 105

Confection of Senna 106

Conserve of Roses 105

Contrayerva 48

Copaiba 23

Copaiba Pills 184

Coriander 23

Corrosive Chloride of Mercury 144

Corrosive Sublimate

144

Cotton

Cowhage

Cranesbill

Cream of Tartar

Creasote

Croton Oil

Crowfoot

Cubebs

Cyanuret of Mercury

146

Cyanuret of Potassium

200

Cyanuret of Silver

Dandelion 43

Decoction of Barley 109

Decoction of Bittersweet 108

Decoction of Dogwood 108

Decoction of Iceland Moss 107

Decoction of Logwood 109

Decoction of Pipsissewa 107

Decoction of Red Bark 108

Decoction of Seneka 110

Decoction of Uva Ursi 110

Decoction of White Oak Bark 109
Decoction of Yellow Bark 108

Dewberry-root 54

Diluted Acetic Acid 62

Diluted Alcohol 78

Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid 64
Diluted Muriatic Acid 66

Diluted Nitric Acid 66

Diluted Solution of Subace-
tate of Lead 191

Diluted Sulphuric Acid 68

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.

309

Displacement, process of 4

Distilled Vinegar 59

Distilled Water 85

Dog’s-bane 47

Dogwood 23

Dover’s Powder 206

Dragon-root 47

Dried Alum 78

Dried Carbonate of Soda 210
Dyers’ Saffron 48

Egg 33

Elaterium 24

Elder Flowers 54

Elecampane 51

Elixir of Vitriol 67

Ergot 24

Erythronium 50

Essence of Peppermint 251

Essence of Spearmint 252

Ether 71

Ethereal Oil 73

Ethiops Mineral 150

Extract of Aconite 125

Extract of Belladonna 122

Extract of Bittersweet 125

Extract of Black Hellebore 118
Extract of Butternut 122

Extract of Dandelion 126

Extract of Gentian 121

Extract of Hemlock 121

Extract of Hemp 50

Extract of Henbane 125

Extract of Jalap 119

Extract of Logwood 123

Extract of May-apple 120

Extract of Nux Vomica 123

Extract of Opium 123

Extract of Quassia 122

Extract of Bed Bark 119

Extract of Bhatany 122

Extract of Bhubarb 124

Extract of Sarsaparilla 118

Extract of Stramonium Leaves 124
Extract of Stramonium Seed 125
Extract of Yellow Bark 119

False Sarsaparilla 47

Fennel Water 87

Fennel-seed 25

Ferrocyanuret of Iron 134

Ferrocyanuret of Potassium 37
Fever-root 55

Figs 25

Filtration 4

Flaxseed 28

Flaxseed Oil 32

Flesh-coloured Asclepias 48

Florentine Orris 51

Fluid Extract of Black Pep-
per 127

Fluid Extract of Cubebs 126

Fluid Extract of Bhubarb 127

Fluid Extract of Sarsaparilla 128

Fluid Extract of Senna 129

Fluid Extract of Spigelia and
Senna 130

Fluid Extract of Valerian 130

Foxglove 24

Frost wort 51

Fused Nitrate of Silver 90

310

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.

Hydrated Oxide of Iron

137

Hypochlorite of Lime

Galbanum

Gallic Acid

Galls

Gamboge

Iceland Moss

Garlic

Impure Carbonate of Potassa

, 36

Gentian

Indian Hemp

German Chamomile

Indian Turnip

Gillenia

Infusion of Angustura Bark

152

Ginger

Infusion of Buchu

153

Ginger Syrup

232

Infusion of Cascarilla

154

Ginseng

Infusion of Cayenne Pepper

154

Glycerin

143

Infusion of Chamomile

153

Golden-rod

Infusion of Cloves

154

Goldthread

Infusion of Columbo

152

Goulard' s Cerate

101

Infusion of Dandelion

166

Guaiac

Infusion of Foxglove

157

Guaiacum Wood

Infusion of Ginger

163

Gum Arabic

Infusion of Hops

158

Infusion of Horse-radish

153

Infusion of Pinkroot

162

Infusion of Quassia

159

Hardhack

Infusion of Red Bark

156

Hemlock Leaves

Infusion ofRhatany

158

Hemlock Pitch

Infusion of Rhubarb

159

Hemlock Seed

Infusion of Sarsaparilla

160

Henbane Leaves

Infusion of Sassafras Pith

161

Henbane Seed

Infusion of Senna

161

Hive-syrup

229

Infusion of Slippery Elm

Hoffmann’s Anodyne Liquor

Bark

163

Honey

Infusion of Thoroughwort

157

Honey of Roses

168

Infusion of Tobacco

162

Hops

Infusion of Valerian

163

Horehound

Infusion of Virginia Snake-

Horsemint

root

161

Horse-radish

Infusion of Wild-cherry Bark 159

Hundred-leaved Roses

Infusion of Yellow Bark

155

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.

311

Iodide of Arsenic

LeopardVbane

Iodide of Iron

135

Lime

Iodide of Lead

190

Lime Liniment

165

Iodide of Mercury

147

Lime-water

Iodide of Potassium

201

Liniment of Ammonia

164

Iodide of Sulphur

219

Liniment of Spanish Flies

165

Iodine

Liniment of Turpentine

166

Ipecacuanha

Liquorice

Ipecacuanha Spurge

Liquorice Root

Irish Moss

Litharge

Iron Filings

Liverwort

Iron Plaster

113

Lobelia

Iron Wire

Logwood

Isinglass

Lupulin

Jalap

Mace

Juniper

Madder

Magnesia

167

Magnolia

Male Fern

Kino

Manna

■ I-

Marble

Marsh Rosemary

Marshmallow Flowers

Lactucarium

Marshmallow Root

Lard

Masterwort

Large-flowering Spurge

Materia Medica

Larkspur

May-apple

Laudanum

252

Mayweed

Lavender

Measures

Lead Plaster

115

Mercurial Ointment

267

Lead-water

191

Mercurial Pills

187

Lemon Peel

Mercurial Plaster

114

Lemon Syrup

225

Mercury

Lemons

Mercury with Chalk

152

Lenitive Electuary

106

Mezereon

812

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.

Mild Chloride of Mercury

145

Oil of Horsemint

179

Morphia

173

Oil of Juniper

179

Mucilage of Gum Arabic

177

Oil of Lavender

179

Mucilage of Tragacanth

177

Oil of Lemons

Muriate of Ammonia

Oil of Nutmeg

Muriate of Baryta

Oil of Origanum

179

Muriate of Morphia

175

Oil of Partridge-berry

179

Muriatic Acid

Oil of Pennyroyal

179

Musk

Oil of Peppermint

179

Mustard

Oil of Pimento

180

Myrrh

Oil of Rosemary

180

Oil of Roses

Oil of Sassafras

180

Oil of Savine

180

Neats-foot Oil

Oil of Spearmint

179

Neutral Mixture

197

Oil of Tobacco

182

Nitrate of Lead

Oil of Turpentine

Nitrate of Potassa

Oil of Valerian

180

Nitrate of Silver

Oil of Wormseed

178

Nitric Acid

Ointment of Ammoniated

Nitromuriatic Acid

Mercury

267

Nutmeg

Ointment of Belladonna

266

Nux Vomica

Ointment of Carbonate of

Lead

270

Ointment of Creasote

266

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Ointment of Galls

267

Oatmeal

Ointment of Iodide of Potas-

Oil of Almonds

sium

271

Oil of Amber

181

Ointment of Iodide of Sul-

Oil of Anise

178

phur

272

Oil of Bergamot

Ointment of Iodine

269

Oil of Bitter Almonds

Ointment of Mezereon

269

Oil of Caraway

178

Ointment of Nitrate of Mer-

Oil of Cinnamon

cury

268

Oil of Cloves

178

Ointment of Oxide of Zinc

273

Oil of Copaiba

180

Ointment of Red Oxide of

Oil of Cubebs

178

Mercury

268

Oil of Fennel

178

Ointment of Rose Water

265

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.

318

Ointment of Spanish Flies 266

Ointment of Subacetate of
Copper 266

Ointment of White Hellebore 273
Olive Oil 32

Opium 33

Opium Pills 188

Opium Plaster 114

Opodeldoc 166

Orange Peel 16

Origanum 33

Oxide of Silver 91

Oxide of Zinc 282

Oxymel of Squill 169

Oyster-shell 44

Pale Bark 21

Paregoric Elixir 253

Pareira Brava 53

Parsley Boot 53

Partridge-berry 25

Pellitory 53

Pennyroyal 26

Peppermint 30

Peppermint Water 87

Percolator 5

Persimmon 49

Peruvian Bark 21

Philadelphia Fleabane 50

Phosphate of Iron 138

Phosphate of Soda 212

Pills of Aloes and Assafetida 183
Pills of Aloes and Myrrh 183

Pills of Carbonate of Iron 184

Pills of Iodide of Iron 186

Pills of Mild Chloride of
Mercury 187

Pills of Sulphate of Quinia 188
Pimento 33

Pinkroot 42

Pipsissewa 21

Plaster of Ammoniac with
Mercury 111

Plaster of Pitch with Spanish
Flies 115

Poison-oak 55

Poke Berries 53

Poke Root 53

Pomegranate Rind 26

Poppy-heads 33

Potassa 192

Potassa with Lime 192

Potato Flies * 19

Powder of Aloes and Canella 205
Powder of Ipecacuanha and
Opium 206

Powder of Iron 139

Powder of Tin 216

Precipitated Carbonate of

Iron 141

Precipitated Carbonate of Lime 97
Precipitated Carbonate of

Zinc 281

Precipitated Sulphur 218

Precipitated Sulphuret of

Antimony 84

Preliminary Notices 3

Prepared Calamine 279

Prepared Chalk 98

Prepared Oyster- shell 98

Prickly Ash' 55

Protiodide of Mercury 147

314

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.

Prunes

Pulp of Prunes

204

Pulp of Purging Cassia

204

Pulp of Tamarinds

204

Pure Carbonate of Potassa

196

Pure Prussian Blue

134

Purging Cassia

Purified Animal Charcoal

Purified Storax

218

Quassia

Queen’s-root

Quince Seed

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Raisins

Rectified Oil of Amber

181

Red Bark

Red Cedar

Red Iodide of Mercury

147

Red Oxide of Mercury

149

Red Precipitate

149

Red Roses

Red Saunders

Red Sulphuret of Mercury

150

Red Wine

Resin

Resin Cerate

102

Resin Plaster

116

Rhatany

Rhubarb

Rhubarb Pills

188

Rochelle Salt

211

Rose Water

Rosemary

Round-leaved Dogwood 49

Rue 54

Saffron 23

Sage 54

Sago 39

Sarsaparilla 39

Sassafras Pith 39

Saturation 4

Savine 38

Savine Cerate 102

Scammony 39

Semi vitrified Oxide of Lead 35
Seneka 40

Senna 40

Sherry Wine 45

Silver * 15

Simaruba 55

Simple Cerate 103

Simple Ointment 271

Skunk Cabbage 49

Slippery Elm Bark 44

Soap 39

Soap Cerate 103

Soap Liniment 256

Soap Plaster 116

Solution of Acetate of Am-
monia 81

Solution of Ammonia 79

Solution of Arsenite of Potassa 93
Solution of Carbonate of Po-
tassa 195

Solution of Chloride of Barium 95

Solution of Chloride of Cal-
cium 96

Solution of Chlorinated Soda 210

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES. 315

Solution of Citrate of Mag-

nesia 167

Solution of Citrate of Potassa 197
Solution of Iodide of Arsenic
and Mercury 93

Solution of Iodide of Iron 136

Solution of Muriate of Lime 96

Solution of Nitrate of Iron 137

Solution of Potassa 192

Solution of Subacetate of
Lead 191

Solution of Sulphate of Mor-
phia 176

Spanish Flies 19

Spearmint 30

Spearmint Water 88

Specific gravity 4

Spermaceti 20

Spermaceti Cerate 101

Spirit of Ammonia 80

Spirit of Lavender 214

Spirit of Mindererus 81

Spirit of Nitric Ether 74

Spirit of Nutmeg 214

Spirit of Pimento 215

Spirit of Rosemary 215

Sponge 42

Squill 40

Star Grass 47

Starch 14

Storax 43

Stramonium Leaves 42

Stramonium Ointment 271

Stramonium Root 43

Stramonium Seed 43

Strengthening Plaster 113

Stronger Solution of Ammonia 29
Strychnia 216

Subacetate of Copper

Subcarbonate of Iron

141

Subnitrate of Bismuth

Suet

Sugar

Sugar of Lead

Sulphate of Copper

Sulphate of Iron

141

Sulphate of Magnesia

Sulphate of Morphia

176

Sulphate of Potassa

Sulphate of Quinia

206

Sulphate of Soda

Sulphate of Zinc

283

Sulphur

Sulphur Ointment

272

Sulphuret of Antimony

Sulphuret of Potassium

203

Sulphuric Acid

Sumach

Swamp Dogwood

Sweet Almonds

Sweet Flag

Sweet Spirit of Nitre

Sydenham’s Laudanum

278

Syrup

220

Syrup of Almonds

222

Syrup of Citric Acid

221

Syrup of Garlic

221

Syrup of Gum Arabic

221

Syrup of Ipecacuanha

223

Syrup of Orange Peel

223

Syrup of Orgeat

222

Syrup of Rhatany

224

Syrup of Rhubarb

226

Syrup of Seneka

230

Syrup of Senna

231

Syrup of Squill

228

316

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES.

Syrup of Tolu 231

Syrup of Wild-cherry Bark 225

Tamarinds 43

Tannic Acid 68

Tansy 55

Tapioca 43

Tar 34

Tar Ointment 270

Tartar Emetic 82

Tartaric Acid 12

Tartrate of Antimony and
Potassa 82

Tartrate of Iron and Potassa 133
Tartrate of Potassa 198

Tartrate of Potassa and Soda 211
Temperature 4

Thoroughwort 24

Tin 42

Tincture of Aconite Leaves 233
Tincture of Aconite Boot 234
Tincture of Aloes 234

Tincture of Aloes and Myrrh 235
Tincture of Assafetida 235
Tincture of Belladonna 235
Tincture of Black Hellebore 246
Tincture of Bloodroot 256

Tincture of Camphor .236

Tincture of Cardamom 238
Tincture of Castor 239

Tincture of Catechu 239

Tincture of Cayenne Pepper 237
Tincture of Chloride of Iron 132
Tincture of Cinnamon 241
Tincture of Colchicum Seed 242
Tincture of Columbo 242

Tincture of Cubebs 244

Tincture of Foxglove 244

Tincture of G-alls 245

Tincture of Ginger 261

Tincture of Guaiac 246

Tincture of Hemlock 243

Tincture of Henbane 247

Tincture of Hops 247

Tincture of Iodine 248

Tincture of Jalap 248

Tincture of Kino 249

Tincture of Lobelia 250

Tincture of Lupulin 250

Tincture of Muriate of Iron 132

Tincture of Myrrh 251

Tincture of Nux Vomica 251

Tincture of Oil of Peppermint 251
Tincture of Oil of Spearmint 252
Tincture of Opium 252

Tincture of Peruvian Bark 239

Tincture of Quassia 253

Tincture of Bhatany 249

Tincture of Bhubarb 254

Tincture of Bhubarb and
Aloes 254

Tincture of Bhubarb and
Gentian 255

Tincture of Bhubarb and
Senna 255

Tincture of Senna and Jalap 258

Tincture of Spanish Flies 237

Tincture of Squill 257

Tincture of Stramonium 259

Tincture of Tolu 260

Tincture of Valerian 260

Tincture of Virginia Snake-

root 258

Tobacco 43

INDEX OF ENGLISH NAMES, BIT

Tobacco Ointment 273

Tormentil 55

Tragacanth 44

Troches of Bicarbonate of
Soda 264

Troches of Chalk 262

Troches of Ipecacuanha 263

Troches of Liquorice and
Opium 262

Troches of Magnesia 263

Troches of Peppermint 264

Tulip-tree Bark 51

Turmeric 49

Turner’s Cerate 100

Turpentine 44

Turpeth Mineral 149

Uva Ursi 44

Valerian

Vallet’s Ferruginous Pills

184

Various-leaved Fleabane

Veratria

274

Verdigris

Vinegar

Vinegar of Colchicum

Vinegar of Opium

Vinegar of Squill

Violet

Virginia Snakeroot

Warming Plaster

115

Warner’s Gout Cordial

255

Washed Sulphur

Water

Water Avens

Water Dock

Water of Ammonia

Weights

White Hellebore

White Lead

White Precipitate

151

White Wax

White Wine

White-oak Bark

Wild Ginger

Wild Potato

Wild-cherry Bark

Willow

Wine of Aloes

276

Wine of Colchicum Boot

276

Wine of Colchicum Seed

277

Wine of Ergot

277

Wine of Ipecacuanha

277

Wine of Opium

278

Wine of Bhubarb

278

Wine of Tobacco

279

Wine of White Hellebore

279

Winter’s Bark

Wormseed

Wormwood

Yellow Bark

Yellow Sulphate of Mercury 149

Yellow Wax

Yellow-root

Zinc

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“ The superiority of this edition over the ephemeral publications of the day consists in fuller and
more authentic accounts of his family, his early life, and Indian wars. The narrative of his pro-
ceedings in Mexico is drawn partly from reliable private letters, but chiefly from his own official
correspondence.”

“It forms a cheap, substantial, and attractive volume, and one which should be read at the fire-
side of every family who desire a faithful and true life of the Old General.”

GENERAL TAYLOR AND HIS STAFF :

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Yell, Hays, and other distinguished Officers attached to General Taylor’s
Army. Interspersed with

NUMEROUS ANECDOTES OF THE MEXICAN WAR,

and Personal Adventures of the Officers. Compiled from Public Documents and Private Corre-
spondence. With

ACCURATE PORTRAITS, AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS.

In one volume, 12mo.

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Comprising Memoirs of Generals Scott, Twiggs, Smith, Quitman, Shields, Pillow, Lane, Cadwalader,
Patterson, and Pierce; Cols. Childs, Riley, Harney, and Butler; and other
distinguished officers attached to General Scott’s Army.

TOGETHER WITH

Notices of General Kearny, Col. Doniphan, Col. Fremont, and other officers distinguished in the
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ACCURATE PORTRAITS, AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS.

In one volume, 12mo.

THE FAMILY DENTIST,

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OF THE TEETH.

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CONTAINING

THE PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS APPLIED TO MACHINERY

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FREDERICK OVERMAN,

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Illustrated by 150 Engravings. In one large 12mo. volume.

WILLIAMS’S TRAVELLER’S AND TOURIST’S GUIDE

Through the United States, Canada, &c.

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man of business. In its preparation, an entirely new plan has been adopted, which, we are con-
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Among its many valuable features, are tables showing at a glance the distance , fare, and time
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also, by way of comparison, from New York and Liverpool to the principal ports beyond and around
Cape Horn, &c., as well as via the Isthmus of Panama. Accompanied by a lwge and accurate Map
of the United States, including a separate Map of California, Oregon, New Mexico and Utah. Also,
a Map of the Island of Cuba, and Plan of the City and Harbor of Havana ; and a Map of Niagara
River and Falls.

THE LEGISLATIVE GUIDE'.

Containing directions for conducting business in the House of Representatives; the Senate of the
United States; the Joint Rules of both Houses ; a Synopsis of Jefferson’s Manual, and copious
Indices ; together with a concise system of Rules of Order, based on the regulations of the
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Legislative Assemblies.

BY JOSEPH BARTLETT BURLEIGH, LL. D.

In one volume, 12mo.

This is considered by our Judges and Congressmen as decidedly the best work of the kind extant.
Every young man in the country should have a copy of this book.

THE INITIALS; A Story of Modern Life.

THREE VOLUMES OF THE LONDON EDITION COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME 12MO.

A new novel, equal to “Jane Eyre.”

WILD WESTERN SCENES :

A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURES IN THE WESTERN WILDERNESS.

Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer, are particularly described.
Also, Minute Accounts of Bear. Deer, and Buffalo Hunts — Desperate Conflicts with the
Savages — Fishing and Fowling Adventures — Encounters with Serpents, &c.

By Luke Shortfield, Author of “The Western Merchant.”

BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED. One volume, 12mo.

POEMS OF THE PLEASURES:

Consisting of the PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION, by Akenside ; the PLEASURES OF MEMORY,
by Samuel Rogers ; the PLEASURES OF HOPE, by Campbell ; and the PLEASURES OF
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for this work. 18mo.

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CALIFORNIA AND OREGON,*

Or, Sights in tfte Gold Region, and Scenes by the Way.

BY THEODORE T. JOHNSON.

With a Map and Illustrations. Third Edition.

With AN APPENDIX, containing: Full Instructions to Emigrants by the Overland Route to Oregon.
By Hon. SAMUEL R. THURSTON, Delegate to Congress from that Territory.

VALUABLE STANDARD MEDICAL BOOKS.

DISPENSATORY OF THE UNITED STATES.

BY DRS. WOOD AND BACHE.

New Edition, much enlarged and carefully revised. One volume, royal octavo.

A TREATISE ON THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.

BY GEORGE B. WOOD, M. D.,

One of the Authors of the “ Dispensatory of the U. S.,” &c. New edition, improved. 2 vols. 8vo.

AN ILLUSTRATED SYSTEM OF HUMAN ANATOMY;

SPECIAL, MICROSCOPIC, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL.

’ BY SAMUEL GEORGE MORTON, M. D.

With 391 beautiful Illustrations. One volume, royal octavo.

MATERIA MEDICA AND THERAPEUTICS,

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tices of Toxicology.

BIT TSSOMJkS B. MITCHELL, A.M., M.D.,

Prof, of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in the Philadelphia College of Medicine, &c. 1 vol. 8vo.

THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SURGERY.

By George M‘Clellan, M. D. 1 vol. 8vo.

EBERLE’S PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.

New Edition. Improved by GEORGE M'CLELLAN, M, D. Two volumes in 1 vol. 8vo.

EBERLE’S THERAPEUTICS.

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A TREATISE ON THE DISEASES AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN,

By JOHN EBERLE, M. D., &c. Fourth Edition. With Notes and very large Additions,

By Thomas D. Mitchell, A. M., M. D., &c. 1 vol. 8vo.

EBERLE’S NOTES FOR STUDENTS — NEW EDITION,

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A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON POISONS :

Their Symptoms, Antidotes, and Treatment. By 0. H. Costill, M. D. 18mo.

IDENTITIES OF LIGHT AND HEAT, OF CALORIC AND ELECTRICITY,

BY C. CAMPBELL COOPER.

UNITED STATES’ PHARMACOPEIA,

Edition of 1851. Published by authority of the National Medical Convention. 1 vol. 8vo.

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